Dances with Wolves
1990 · Movie · PG-13 · 181 min · ★ 7.8 · 80% critics
After a soldier’s attempt to end his life following the Civil War, he’s redirected to a remote frontier outpost where he gradually finds purpose. Living among the local Sioux, he forges unexpected friendships and learns about their way of life while building new emotional connections.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-03-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 181 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (4,700 votes)
- Box office
- $424,208,848
- Budget
- $22,000,000
About
You’ll probably like this if you want a sweeping western with friendship, history, and a sincere, peaceful tone, even when it takes its time; Not for you if you need fast pacing or don’t want a near-epic runtime.
Pros: stunning frontier scenery; powerful emotional pull; strong ensemble performances | Cons: long runtime; pacing can drag; narration may feel flat
Themes
- friendship
- mutiny
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- unsociability
- wolf
- culture clash
- self-discovery
- freedom
- desertion
- language barrier
- dakota
- +15 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1991
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1991
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1991
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 1990
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · nominated
Cast & crew
Kevin Costner
as Lieutenant Dunbar
Mary McDonnell
as Stands With A Fist
Graham Greene
as Kicking Bird
Rodney A. Grant
as Wind In His Hair
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
as Ten Bears
Tantoo Cardinal
as Black Shawl
Robert Pastorelli
as Timmons
Charles Rocket
as Lieutenant Elgin
Maury Chaykin
as Major Fambrough
Jimmy Herman
as Stone Calf
Directed by Kevin Costner