Dances with Wolves

1990 181 min 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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IMDb 8.0 RT 87 Metacritic 72

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1990 BEST PICTURE Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson
1990 CINEMATOGRAPHY Dean Semler
1990 DIRECTING Kevin Costner
1990 FILM EDITING Neil Travis
1990 MUSIC (Original Score) John Barry
1990 SOUND Gregory H. Watkins, Russell Williams II, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton
1990 WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) Michael Blake