| Papillon (1973) | 8.0 | |
| Thunderheart (1992) | 6.8 | |
| Dance Me Outside (1994) | 7.1 | |
| Wind River (2017) | 7.7 | |
| 500 Nations (1995) | 8.5 |
Native movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant native movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, exciting, atmospheric, captivating and independent film films and TV shows about / with native, native american, american indian, indians, tribe, escapades, culture clash, murder, survival and indigenous plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Western genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as native: Pathfinder (2007), The New World (2005), Windwalker (1980), Dances with Wolves (1990), Cheyenne Warrior (1994), Green Frontier (2019), Make Them Die Slowly (1981), Apocalypto (2006), The Naked Prey (1965), Before Tomorrow (2008).
Best films
List of native movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Style:
epic, harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, native american, sword fight, native, vengeance, sword, mountain, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 20th century, 9th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Style:
emotional, epic, period piece, visually stunning, cerebral ...
Plot:
power of love, historical character, culture clash, american history, new world, native american, american indian, tudors, adventurer, indians, communication problem, fort ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, middle ages, year 2005, 16th century ...
Place:
virginia, north america, america, usa, england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
native, native american, indigenous people, american indian, wind, pagan, mythology, tribe, indians, redsploitation, mountain, missing son ...
Time:
year 1980, 18th century
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, courage, tribe, native american white relationships, pride and honor, wolf, prairie ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, ancient times, 1860s, year 1990 ...
Place:
south dakota, nebraska, america, usa, kansas ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An interracial love story, set in the turbulent wild west, stirs up tensions between the Indians and the settlers.
Plot:
interracial romance, native american white relationships, american indian, native american, indian tribe, indians, warrior, american civil war, native, interracial, nature, civil war ...
Time:
year 1994
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Deep in the Amazon, on the border of Brazil and Colombia, a series of bizarre deaths are investigated by a young female detective, Helena, and her partner, an indigenous policeman named Reynaldo. It becomes clear that the murders are not the biggest ...
Style:
detective, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
native, jungle, rain forest, missionary, police detective, female detective, medieval, murder, indigenous people, arson, supernatural power, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
colombia, south america, latin america
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.
Style:
brutal, bloody, slasher, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
jungle, cannibal, cannibalism, brutality, eating human flesh, torture, rape, tribe, violent, native, gory, jungle adventure ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
south america, colombia, new york, usa, latin america
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate ...
Style:
suspenseful, bloody, exciting, historical drama, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, jungle, ancient history, tribe, manhunt, slavery, chase, native, ancient, death, warrior, forest ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, year 2006, 2000s, medieval times
Place:
mexico, mexico city, persia, central america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, tribe, hunter, manhunt, native, on the run, cannibalism, danger, adventurer, culture clash, desert ...
Time:
19th century, 60s, 1800s
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a pervasive sense of dread. Ningiuq and her grandson Maniq are ...
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, isolation, native, human spirit, family relations, friendship, elderly, youth, hopes, escapades, island ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Style:
atmospheric, scenic, epic, meditative, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
native american, native, american indian, interracial relations, indian tribe, indigenous people, indians, battles, injustice, society, life is a bitch, military ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south dakota
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, virginia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he returns to find some answers.
Style:
suspenseful, anamorphic, serious, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
mountain, native american reservation, american indian, native american tribe, native, bounty hunter, native american, dog, survival, treasure hunt, nature, scenery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montana, usa
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Portugal, Lebanon
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the 17th century settled in Asunción, awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Style:
art house, cult classic, artsy, existential, independent film ...
Plot:
colonial america, native, latin american history, boy, infection, bare chested male, woman, women, kingdom, nude girl, colonization, wanderlust ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s
Place:
argentina, paraguay
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn ...
Style:
suspense, intense, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
redemption, apache, kidnapping, cowboy, gunfight, rebellion, father daughter relationship, native, rescue, reconciliation, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1880s, victorian era
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, sonora, arizona ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native, murder, fbi, buddy cop, police investigation, ethnic conflict, conspiracy theory, special agent, injustice, haunted by the past ...
Time:
70s
Place:
south dakota, washington d.c., usa, middle east, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is ...
Style:
spaghetti western, brutal, suspenseful, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache, native, native american attack, racism, american indian, cowboy, cavalry, wild west, last stand, fortress, massacre, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, year 1972
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to ...
Style:
epic, christian film, thought provoking, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
jungle, slavery, clergy, redemption, colonialism, missionary, massacre, river, native american, jesuit, genocide, religion ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1986
Place:
south america, portugal, argentina, brazil, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style:
epic, sexy, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
native american, american indian, war, freedom, colonial america, indians, wilderness, revenge, forest, historical epic, medieval, american history ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, ancient times, georgian era, 20th century ...
Place:
persia, usa, england
Is relevant?
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Amazon was a syndicated television show created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment and German company Beta Film GmbH. The 22 episodes of the series were in ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough
Plot:
jungle, amazon tribe, air disaster, tribe, forces of nature, superstition, rescue, escapades, down on your luck, danger, dangerous animal, survivor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
brazil, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: History
Country: USA
Duration: 374 min.
TV show
Story:
500 Nations is a documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of ...
Style:
profound, contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
native american, conquering, native, iroquois tribe, genocide, indigenous people, humanity, american indian, journalism, fictional history, racism, archaeology ...
Time:
15th century, 17th century, 16th century, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
latin america, montana, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Buddy Red Bow is struggling, in the face of persecution, by greedy developers and political in-fighting, to keep his nation on a Montana Cheyenne Reservation financially solvent and independent. Philbert, a simple-minded friend of Buddy's, ...
Style:
independent film, road movie, psychedelic, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
native american, native, road trip, magic, indigenous people, friendship, on the road, journey, prison escape, tribe, trippy, redsploitation ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa, mexico, california ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native, indigenous people, revenge, friendship, coming of age, american indian, indians, racism, family relations, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central Brazil. The Villas Boas brothers: Orlando, 27, Claudius, 25, and Leonardo, 23, engage in a ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, stylized, atmospheric, spectacular ...
Plot:
expedition, latin american history, indian tribe, native, family relations, escapades, tribe, society, jungle, brazilian history, travel, biopic ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
brazil, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader.
Style:
intense, scenic, suspense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
horse, native american, sioux tribe, ritual, native, captivity, survival, lifestyle, interracial relations, danger, injustice, torture ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 1800s, 70s
Place:
usa, south dakota, india, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.
Style:
cynical, funny, spaghetti western, contemplative, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, native, politics, culture clash, native american, mythology, usa president, sioux tribe, indian tribe, wild west, american history, carnival ...
Time:
19th century, year 1976, 1880s
Place:
usa, canada, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american, native, massacre, indigenous people, civil rights, indians, racism, political activism, resistance, american indian, solidarity, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
south dakota
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, baroque
Plot:
survival, shipwreck, desert island, ocean, sea disaster, wise man, wisdom of life, friends, storm, isolation, friendship, escapades ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
england, fictional island
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, an area which has already been allocated to the Dakota Indians as a winter reservation in a treaty. Nevertheless, gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american, gold rush, native, violence, revenge, massacre, conflict, retribution, exploitation, brutality, bloodbath, cavalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south dakota
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