Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.
DVD Release Date: June 17, 2003
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Flixster Reviews (8,424)
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October 15, 2009Probably the best western made, only 'Mohicans' comes close to this and only Apocalypto recently challenges it. This is a heart warming, emotional, tense and brutal look at life within an Indian tribe and how they try to exsist against the American military with the help of turne...( read more)
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September 23, 2009Dances With Wolves is definitely Costner?s best film. It?s a brilliant study of one man?s metamorphosis through self realisation.
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April 29, 2009I only own two movies and this is one of them. Kevin Costner is John Dunbar - a soldier who lands up as the only soldier at an isolated frontier outpost. He sets about preparing the frontier for his fellow soldiers to arrive. In the meantime, he meets and interacts with the lo...( read more)
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February 28, 2009Such a boring movie. I know it won a gazillion awards, but I just didn't get it. I kept looking at the clock, wondering when it was going to be over.
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February 9, 2009Costner as John Dunbar, a Union Civil War officer, is suicidal. He'd rather lose his life than lose his foot, but miraculously he survives to be sent to the outermost western post that the army has on the frontier. His sense of purpose in life has been renewed.
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November 2, 2009Amazing location, Fantastic Story, Loveable characters. I never found it to be boring for even the blood scenes were good as all made this movie indeed impossible to hate. Even two socks made suck a great note in my book of awesome characters. Loved it
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Critic Reviews
June 7, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
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June 7, 2008this wonderful film depicts nothing in comparison with what really happened... hard, really hard te believe but this is history, this is just a piece of the entire amazing history we may not know... so, was colombus or whoever a real ¨hero¨ WHY SO MUCH DAMAGE??? ¨civilizing¨??? so... what do you think of asking for THEIR consent... and the worst of all...it was all done in the name of our poor God, who has nothing to do with such cruelty and brutality...
THANKS NATIVES FOR EVERITHING... THANKS TO EVERYONE...
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May 23, 2007I loved this movie, i saw it at the cinema and the buffalo scenes were fantastic on the big screen.. I was blown away, i felt this film..
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April 29, 2007Being part native american I can somewhat relate to this movie because of history. It is a great movie and really shows morals and values of a strong people and how ignornace can ruin a lot.
Kevin COstner is one of my favorite men actors to watch no matter what he has played in. He always has a message to ofer if you are open to receive it. -
March 23, 2007it's a great movie shows how they survide their lifes so far, and how the soldiers are cruel,,,,
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January 29, 2007This movie is pretty kool...i mean its basically about us natives NATIVE PRIDE!
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