Dances with Wolves (1990)

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Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.

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.

• Released: 1990-11-09
• Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
• Runtime: 3h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 4,831 votes

Directed by Kevin Costner.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dances with Wolves

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, BBC America; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube

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