Dances with Wolves

1990 181 min ★ 7.8 Adventure, Drama, Western

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.

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Cast

Kevin Costner

Lieutenant Dunbar

Mary McDonnell

Stands With A Fist

Graham Greene

Kicking Bird

Rodney A. Grant

Wind In His Hair

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Ten Bears

Tantoo Cardinal

Black Shawl

Robert Pastorelli

Timmons

Charles Rocket

Lieutenant Elgin

Maury Chaykin

Major Fambrough

Jimmy Herman

Stone Calf

Details

Director

Kevin Costner

Screenplay

Michael Blake

Tagline

"Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$424,208,848

Production

Tig Productions, Majestic Films International, Allied Filmmakers

Reviews

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Steve Butterworth

April 17, 2017

One of my all-time favorite movies. I can't begin to remember how many times I've seen it. And I'll watch it again. Kevin Costner gives a compelling performance, but so does the entire cast. One gets a great sense of who the Lakota were and are. Respect.

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Gimly

December 28, 2019

★ 6/10

I watched the extended version of this film, and I just have to say, any film that can run for FOUR HOURS and not come out the other end as a boring pile of garbage, is worthy of some pretty serious praise. That said, _Dances with Wolves_ is not really in my wheelhouse, and although it held my attention I can't see myself probably ever watching it again. Costner knows what he's about, and that's g...

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CinemaSerf

August 26, 2023

★ 7/10

There are two actor of recent years that I really struggle with. One is Tom Hanks, the other is Kevin Costner. His monotonic narrative as he conveys this story via his journal makes this otherwise breathtakingly beautiful story frequently a real plod. He is "Lt. Dunbar" who after a very close shave with the Confederate troops during the US Civil War is posted to a far outpost where he finds himsel...