🏷 Discover The Best Sioux Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Uncover the Rich Heritage of the Sioux Nation through Cinema

The Sioux, an indigenous tribe native to North America, have a rich and complex history that spans centuries. Through the lens of cinema, we can explore their struggles, traditions, and triumphs. From classic Westerns to modern dramas, discover the best movies and TV shows that delve into the world of the Sioux, shedding light on their resilience and spirit.

Cast

Kevin Costner

Mary McDonnell

Graham Greene

Rodney A. Grant

Dances with Wolves (1990)

7.8 4.7K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 181 min.

Audience: PG-13

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: provocative, intense

Plot: friendship, mutiny, countryside, based on novel or book, unsociability, wolf, culture clash, self-discovery, ...

Time: 19th century

Cast

Brady Jandreau

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Tim Jandreau

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Lilly Jandreau

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Cat Clifford

The Rider (2018)

7.3 559 votes

Genre: Drama, Western

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

Plot: rodeo, horseback riding, horse, riding accident, head injury, sioux, cowboy, native american reservation, ...

Cast

Richard Harris

Jean Gascon

Judith Anderson

Corinna Tsopei

A Man Called Horse (1970)

6.4 236 votes

Genre: Drama, Western

Country: Mexico, United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.

Plot: ambush, ritual, indian territory, native american, aristocrat, tribal warfare, sioux tribe, rite of passage, ...

Cast

Jackie Chan

Owen Wilson

Lucy Liu

Xander Berkeley

Shanghai Noon (2000)

6.4 2.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western

Country: United States of America, Hong Kong

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Plot: princess, rescue, martial arts, native american, sioux, travel, chinese, cowboy, ...

Time: 19th century

Cast

Richard Harris

Gale Sondergaard

Geoffrey Lewis

Jorge Luke

The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)

5.7 58 votes

Genre: Adventure, Western

Country: United States of America

Duration: 129 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West, and the Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the their land only to discover that they've been decimated by ruthless, government-backed fur traders. Led by Horse, they fight to repossess their land.

Plot: based on novel or book, indian territory, native american, revenge, conflict, wild west, tribal warfare, sioux tribe, ...