Native Americans in Film & TV
by matt-2746 | created - 02 May 2016 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicThis list has been expanded to include all indigenous people from North America and South America.
If you are using this list in an education setting please be cautious of the portrayals and stereotypes found in the older films (especially pre-1980). For now I am maintaining this list as exhaustive point of reference and not limited to only positive and accurate representation.
This list is not in any order.
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Grand Avenue (1996 TV Movie)
R | 167 min | Drama
When Mollie's boyfriend Jack dies on the reservation, she is asked to leave the reservation by her boyfriend's sister for not being one of their own, aside from Mollie's son. Mollie is ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Eloy Casados, Alexis Cruz
Votes: 267
2. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig
Votes: 187,764 | Gross: $75.51M
3. Medicine River (1993 TV Movie)
PG | 94 min | Comedy
When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Graham Greene, Tom Jackson, Sheila Tousey, Janet-Laine Green
Votes: 133
4. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
R | 172 min | Drama
The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Director: Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Votes: 6,861 | Gross: $3.79M
5. Map of the Human Heart (1992)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie
Votes: 3,431 | Gross: $2.81M
6. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,795 | Gross: $184.21M
7. Black Robe (1991)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg
Votes: 7,667 | Gross: $8.21M
8. Saints & Strangers (2015)
192 min | Drama, History
Story of the Voyage of the Mayflower and the first year of The Pilgrims in America.
Stars: Vincent Kartheiser, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Keenan Arrison
Votes: 2,282
9. DreamKeeper (2003)
TV-PG | 174 min | Drama, Fantasy
The legends of the Native American nations come to life in this epic new miniseries, as two generations--a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy--embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer, John Trudell
Votes: 1,726
10. Maïna (2013)
102 min | Drama
A Canadian aboriginal woman journeys to the Arctic in search of a missing member of her tribe, and falls in love with a man from a rival clan.
Director: Michel Poulette | Stars: Roseanne Supernault, Ipeelie Ootoova, Uapshkuss Thernish, Eric Schweig
Votes: 502
11. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.
Director: Nicolás Echevarría | Stars: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Roberto Sosa, Carlos Castañón
Votes: 1,201 | Gross: $0.79M
12. The New World (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale
Votes: 89,916 | Gross: $12.71M
13. Little Big Man (1970)
PG-13 | 139 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam
Votes: 37,908 | Gross: $31.56M
14. Apocalypto (2006)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood
Votes: 331,449 | Gross: $50.87M
15. Windwalker (1980)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1797 Utah, an aged Cheyenne patriarch helps his kin to fight off a raiding party of rival Crow warriors and he tells his grandchildren the story of their family.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Trevor Howard, Nick Ramus, James Remar, Serene Hedin
Votes: 1,226 | Gross: $18.64M
16. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
GP | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Josh Albee
Votes: 35,005 | Gross: $47.74M
17. The Revenant (I) (2015)
R | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 874,724 | Gross: $183.64M
18. A Man Called Horse (1970)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou
Votes: 9,363 | Gross: $1.94M
19. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,458
20. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 133 min | Drama, History, Western
A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin
Votes: 7,444
21. In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama, History
Combining fact and fabrication, Edward S. Curtis' dramatization of the life of the Kwakiutl peoples of British Columbia revolves around a chief's son, who must contend with an evil sorcerer in order to win the hand of a beautiful maiden.
Director: Edward S. Curtis | Stars: Stanley Hunt, Sarah Constance Smith Hunt, Mrs. George Walkus, Paddy 'Malid
Votes: 539
22. Thunderheart (1992)
R | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward
Votes: 17,142 | Gross: $22.66M
23. Smoke Signals (1998)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer
Votes: 12,608 | Gross: $6.72M
24. Reel Injun (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western
The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell
Votes: 1,649
25. Rio Grande (1950)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr.
Votes: 17,676
26. Song of Hiawatha (1997)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Drama
The legendary Ojibwa Chief is sent by the great spirit to lead his people.
Director: Jeffrey Shore | Stars: Graham Greene, Litefoot, Irene Bedard, Russell Means
Votes: 305
27. Into the West (2005)
TV-14 | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
Stars: Joseph M. Marshall, Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham, John Terry
Votes: 7,557
28. The Savage Innocents (1960)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Yôko Tani, Peter O'Toole, Carlo Giustini
Votes: 2,041
29. The Last of His Tribe (1992 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Ishi, the last Yahi Indian of California, must leave his homeland and learn to navigate the world of the white man in order to survive.
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Jon Voight, Graham Greene, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Blessing
Votes: 639
30. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, History, Western
The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U.S. Government's subjugation of his people.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi
Votes: 13,495 | Gross: $18.64M
31. The Daughter of Dawn (1920)
TV-G | 80 min | Romance, Western
This restored silent film features a love triangle involving a Kiowa chief's daughter and ensuing conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages.
Director: Norbert A. Myles | Stars: White Parker, Esther LeBarre, Hunting Horse, Jack Sankeydoty
Votes: 489
32. I Will Fight No More Forever (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History
In a period when many thought that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian," Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won the admiration of the American public.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: James Whitmore, Sam Elliott, Ned Romero, Linda Redfearn
Votes: 749
33. Meek's Cutoff (2010)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Dano, Will Patton
Votes: 15,227 | Gross: $0.98M
34. The Vanishing American (1925)
110 min | Drama, Western
History, as portrayed in this film, has been a succession of conquests of stronger races over weaker ones. As played out on the stage of Monument Valley, long ago, tribes of Indians ... See full summary »
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Malcolm McGregor
Votes: 368 | Gross: $0.29M
35. Eskimo (1933)
Passed | 117 min | Drama
The happy life of an Eskimo is disastrously changed when he mingles with an unscrupulous white trader.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Edgar Dearing, Peter Freuchen, Edward Hearn, Lotus Long
Votes: 608
36. Soldier Blue (1970)
R | 112 min | Drama, War, Western
After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson
Votes: 6,279 | Gross: $0.51M
37. Last of the Dogmen (1995)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Western
A Montana bounty hunter and an anthropologist discover a tribe of Native Americans living in a settlement isolated from the rest of the world.
Director: Tab Murphy | Stars: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis
Votes: 5,973 | Gross: $7.40M
38. The Missing (I) (2003)
R | 137 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In 1885 New Mexico, a frontier medicine woman forms an uneasy alliance with her estranged father when her daughter is kidnapped by an Apache brujo.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd
Votes: 38,240 | Gross: $26.90M
39. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Fictional chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard
Votes: 1,432 | Gross: $3.34M
40. Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995 TV Movie)
92 min | Western
This western began in 1812 when the settlers tried to take away more and more territories from the indians. Tecumseh, who is the leader of the Shawnee indians, tries to do something. He ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Jesse Borrego, David Clennon, Tantoo Cardinal, Gregory Cruz
Votes: 306
41. Comanche Moon (2008)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, Western
The adventures and love lives of young Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae leading up to their retirement to the city of Lonesome Dove.
Stars: Steve Zahn, Ryan Merriman, Keith D. Robinson, Wes Studi
Votes: 3,290
42. Wind River (2000)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Family, Western
The 1854 Wyoming historical drama is based on Tom Shell's adaptation of the true life memoirs of Pony Express rider Nick Wilson.
Director: Tom Shell | Stars: Blake Heron, A Martinez, Russell Means, Wes Studi
Votes: 411
43. Sacred Ground (1983)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
In 1861 Oregon, a mountain man and his Native American wife live in a cabin built on a Paiute burial site, leading to a violent dispute with the local tribe.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Tim McIntire, L.Q. Jones, Jack Elam, Mindi Miller
Votes: 260
44. Buffalo Soldiers (1997 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Drama, History, Western
The all-black US Cavalry Troop H pursues Apache warrior Victorio while dealing with racial bigotry and myths about their designated enemies.
Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower, Timothy Busfield, Gabriel Casseus
Votes: 932
45. Love and Fury (2020)
93 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo follows Native artists for a year as they navigate their careers in the US and abroad. The film explores the immense complexities each artist faces in regards to ... See full summary »
Director: Sterlin Harjo | Stars: Micah P. Hinson, Julia Keefe
Votes: 34
46. Slash/Back (2022)
86 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
In Nunavut, four girls who like horror and alien movies, love their phones and even their poor elders who believe in shapeshifters because "they didn't have the internet" realize local disappearances are linked to a shapeshifting alien.
Director: Nyla Innuksuk | Stars: Kristian Bruun, Troy James, Shaun Benson, Tasiana Shirley
Votes: 1,947
47. Dark Winds (2022– )
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Leaphorn and Chee, two Navajo police officers in the 1970s Southwest that are forced to challenge their own spiritual beliefs when they search for clues in a double murder case.
Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison
Votes: 16,313
48. Reservation Dogs (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.
Stars: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor
Votes: 24,254
49. Sayen (2023)
94 min | Action, Thriller
Sayen is hunting down the men who murdered her grandmother. Using her training and knowledge of nature, she is able to turn the tables on them, learning of a conspiracy from a corporation that threatens her people's ancestral lands.
Director: Alexander Witt | Stars: Rallen Montenegro, Enrique Arce, Roberto García Ruiz, Camilo Arancibia
Votes: 1,132
50. Barking Water (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Frankie is dying. Irene hasn't forgiven him. And they are racing against time to find their way home. Frankie needs help and Irene is the one he turns to. He must go home one last time. And... See full summary »
Director: Sterlin Harjo | Stars: Bebe Harjo, Gabriel Pelayo, Frederick Schroeder, Quese IMC
Votes: 216
51. What Was Ours (2016)
G | 79 min | Documentary, History, War
A Shoshone veteran, a teenage powwow princess, and an Arapaho journalist discover their purpose on the Wind River Indian Reservation as they seek lost artifacts.
Director: Mat Hames
Votes: 93
52. The Canary Effect (2006)
63 min | Documentary
The Canary Effect takes an in depth look at the devastating effect that US policies have had on the indigenous people of America.
Directors: Robin Davey, Yellow Thunder Woman | Stars: Charles Abourezk, Ward Churchill
Votes: 127
53. Skins (2002)
R | 84 min | Crime, Drama
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux brothers living on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Eric Schweig, Graham Greene, Gary Farmer, Noah Watts
Votes: 1,559 | Gross: $0.24M
54. North of 60 (1992–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 656
55. The English (2022)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Western
Follows a woman as she seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
Stars: Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Stephen Rea, Tom Hughes
Votes: 29,127
56. Night Raiders (2021)
101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A mother joins an underground band of vigilantes to try to rescue her daughter from a state-run institution.
Director: Danis Goulet | Stars: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer
Votes: 1,594
57. Rutherford Falls (2021–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A small town in the Northeast is turned upside down when local legend and town namesake, Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) fights the moving of a historical statue.
Stars: Ed Helms, Michael Greyeyes, Jana Schmieding, Jesse Leigh
Votes: 3,039
58. The Jingle Dress (2014)
98 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
John Red Elk hears from his relatives down in Minneapolis that his Uncle Norton is dead and vows to go to the big city to find out what really happened to him. At its heart, "The Jingle ... See full summary »
Director: William Eigen | Stars: S'Nya Sanchez-Hohenstein, Chaske Spencer, Stacey Thunder, Steve Reevis
Votes: 18
59. This May Be the Last Time (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
An investigation into Native American filmmaker Harjo's family history, namely the mysterious 1962 disappearance of his grandfather and the songs of encouragement sung by those who searched for him.
Director: Sterlin Harjo | Stars: Jeff S. Anderson, Jimmy Anderson, Hugh W. Foley Jr., Eugene Harjo
Votes: 67
60. Four Sheets to the Wind (2007)
R | 81 min | Drama, Romance
After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.
Director: Sterlin Harjo | Stars: Wes Allen, Jeri Arredondo, Laura Bailey, Nando Betancur
Votes: 641
61. Mohawk Girls (2010–2017)
22 min | Comedy
A half-hour comedy-drama about four young women discovering how to be Mohawk in the 21st century.
Stars: Brittany LeBorgne, Heather White, Maika Harper, Jenny Pudavick
Votes: 304
62. Chambers (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman survives a heart transplant and begins to develop different personality traits.
Stars: Sivan Alyra Rose, Marcus LaVoi, Nicholas Galitzine, Kyanna Simone
Votes: 9,616
63. Mile Post 398 (2007)
110 min | Drama
Taking place on the Navajo Nation, Cloyd Begay (Beau Benally), has been a victim of alcohol abuse and domestic violence throughout his childhood in result having him resorting to alcohol to... See full summary »
Directors: Andee De La Rosa, Shonie De La Rosa | Stars: Beau Benally, James Junes, Dwayne Lake, Ernest Tsosie III
Votes: 8
64. The Business of Fancydancing (2002)
103 min | Drama, Music
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Native American poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Director: Sherman Alexie | Stars: Evan Adams, Michelle St. John, Gene Tagaban, Swil Kanim
Votes: 550 | Gross: $0.17M
65. Dance Me Outside (1994)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of life on a First Nations reserve in Ontario: Silas and Frank are trying to get into college to train to be mechanics but they find themselves having to deal with girls, family - and murder.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Adam Beach, Jennifer Podemski, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 1,334 | Gross: $0.30M
66. Winter in the Blood (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Virgil First Raise wakes with a shiner and a hangover in a roadside ditch on the stark but beautiful plains of Montana. As he rises to face the day he sees a vision of his father lying dead... See full summary »
Directors: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith | Stars: Chaske Spencer, David Morse, Gary Farmer, Julia Jones
Votes: 280
67. Dead Man (1995)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover, Lance Henriksen
Votes: 103,112 | Gross: $1.04M
68. Before Tomorrow (2008)
93 min | Drama
An Inuit child and his grandmother are left to fend for themselves when their family perishes from illness.
Directors: Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu | Stars: Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Madeline Ivalu, Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Mary Qulitalik
Votes: 204
69. The Land of Rock and Gold (2016)
91 min | Drama, Mystery
In a remote northern woodland community, a young First Nations mother and her 7-year-old son search for her boyfriend in the wake of his mysterious disappearance.
Directors: Daniel Redenbach, Janine Windolph | Stars: Charity Bradfield, Devery Jacobs, Erroll Kinistino, Dimitri McLeod
Votes: 16
70. On the Ice (2011)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
In Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.
Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | Stars: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, John Miller, Teddy Kyle Smith
Votes: 1,075 | Gross: $0.07M
71. Fukry (2019)
90 min | Drama
Ching Yazzie and friends get through life's unexpected encounters, the ups and downs of falling in and out of love or not at all.
Director: Blackhorse Lowe | Stars: Morningstar Angeline, Jason Asenap, Pierre Barrera, David Begay
72. Edge of the Knife (2018)
101 min | Drama, History
When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.
Directors: Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown | Stars: Willy Russ, Adeana Young, Brandon Kallio, Merika Gladstone
Votes: 388
73. Trickster (I) (2020)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Jared is an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water. When he starts seeing strange things - talking ravens, doppelgängers, skin monsters - his already chaotic life is turned upside down.
Stars: Joel Oulette, Crystle Lightning, Kalani Queypo, Anna Lambe
Votes: 1,767
74. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.
Directors: Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Stars: Violet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Charlie Hannah, Barbara Eve Harris
Votes: 865
75. Imprint (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Thriller
A Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions.
Director: Michael Linn | Stars: Tonantzin Carmelo, Carla-Rae, Michael Spears, Cory Brusseau
Votes: 701
76. Trudell (2005)
PG | 79 min | Documentary
A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.
Director: Heather Rae | Stars: Robert Redford, Kris Kristofferson, Sam Shepard, Amy Ray
Votes: 507 | Gross: $0.02M
77. Rez Bomb (2008)
95 min | Romance, Thriller
Set on and around the poorest place in the USA, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Rez Bomb is a love story/thriller about a Lakota girl and a white guy who are very much in love but get ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Lewis Simpson | Stars: Amara Zaragoza, Trent Ford, Chris Robinson, Russell Means
Votes: 81
78. We Shall Remain: The Goshute (2009)
Documentary, History
The tribes we now know as the Goshutes came from the heart of the Great Basin, a vast and arid expanse. Hear in their own words how the Goshutes navigate crises past, present, and future.
Director: Carol Dalrymple | Star: Laine Thom
Votes: 10
79. The Doe Boy (2001)
85 min | Drama, Romance
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
Director: Randy Redroad | Stars: Kevin Anderson, Robert A. Guthrie, Nathaniel Arcand, Jeri Arredondo
Votes: 295
80. Crooked Arrows (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Sport
A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Gil Birmingham, Brandon Routh, Crystal Allen, Chelsea Ricketts
Votes: 2,095 | Gross: $1.83M
81. Older Than America (2008)
102 min | Drama
A Native American woman is haunted by visions that compel her to seek the truth about a residential school.
Director: Georgina Lightning | Stars: Adam Beach, Tantoo Cardinal, Bradley Cooper, Georgina Lightning
Votes: 1,218
82. Geronimo (1993 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Western
This story of epic courage and grace is a remarkable window on Native American life and the early years of the last and most feared Apache War Chief.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Joseph Runningfox, Nick Ramus, Michelle St. John, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 544 | Gross: $4.65M
83. Blackstone (2009–2015)
44 min | Drama
Blackstone is an authentic drama that explores the dynamics of family, power and politics on a First Nation reserve.
Stars: Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush, Steven Cree Molison
Votes: 426
84. Drunktown's Finest (2014)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama
Three young Native Americans - an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual - strive to escape the hardships of life on an Indian reservation.
Director: Sydney Freeland | Stars: Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, Morningstar Angeline, Tailinh Agoyo
Votes: 272
85. We Were Children (2012)
88 min | Drama
For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk | Stars: Lyna Hart, Glen Anaquod, Alicia Hamelin, Jade Hamelin
Votes: 716
86. Alaska Daily (2022–2023)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
A journalist seeks a fresh start in Alaska working for a newspaper in Anchorage.
Stars: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Grace Dove, Meredith Holzman
Votes: 9,557
87. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
103 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana | Stars: George Clinton, Robbie Robertson, Gary Giddins, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 1,080 | Gross: $0.23M
88. 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus (2017– )
46 min | Documentary, History
This 8 part series tells us about indigenous peoples of the Americas before the Spanish explorer Columbus arrived. Each episode shows us via re-enactments about a particular subject. We ... See full summary »
Stars: Evan Adams, Carmen Thompson, Kim Cameron, Gavin Rose
Votes: 57
89. 500 Nations (1995)
374 min | History
An exploration of the various Native American nations and their fall to the European conquerors.
Stars: Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison, Eric Schweig, Gordon Tootoosis
Votes: 547
90. Te Ata (2016)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
Te Ata set her sights on Broadway and what she thought was her life's dream. Audition after audition she was rejected and began to wonder if she was cut out for the bright lights.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Q'orianka Kilcher, Gil Birmingham, Brigid Brannagh, Graham Greene
Votes: 993 | Gross: $0.07M
91. Shouting Secrets (2011)
88 min | Drama
Shouting Secrets is a hopeful and heartwarming, universal story taking place in a present day Native American family. It's a story that is at once about the constancy and the fragility of love, as well as the importance of family.
Director: Korinna Sehringer | Stars: Chaske Spencer, Q'orianka Kilcher, Tyler Christopher, Gil Birmingham
Votes: 222
92. Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016)
110 min | Drama
A Lakota elder summons a white writer to visit him and help him write a book about his people.
Director: Steven Lewis Simpson | Stars: Dave Bald Eagle, Christopher Sweeney, Richard Ray Whitman, Roseanne Supernault
Votes: 374
93. Crazy Horse (1996 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Victor Aaron, Nathaniel Arcand, Frankie Avina
Votes: 517
94. Falls Around Her (2018)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
A successful singer leaves everything behind to return to her reservation to live alone.
Director: Darlene Naponse | Stars: Tantoo Cardinal, Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk
Votes: 258
95. Gather (2020)
74 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
Director: Sanjay Rawal | Stars: Kris Bergen, Chucky Carpenter, Twila Cassadore, Kristtoffher Chee
Votes: 261
96. The Rez (1996–1997)
Drama
Spin off television series based on the characters from "Dance Me Outside"
Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Jennifer Podemski, Darrell Dennis, John L'Ecuyer
Votes: 112
97. The Cherokee Word for Water (2013)
PG | 92 min | Drama
The work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern female Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Directors: Tim Kelly, Charlie Soap | Stars: Kimberly Guerrero, Mo Brings Plenty, Steve Reevis, Darryl Tonemah
Votes: 69
98. The Dark Wind (1991)
R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery
A Navajo police officer is mixed up in drug smuggling and murder on the reservation.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lance Baker, Betty C. Barlow, Gary Basaraba, Billy Beck
Votes: 773
99. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum
Votes: 21,712
100. Naturally Native (1998)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama
Three Native American sisters (Red-Horse, Bedard, Guerrero) decide to try to sell a line of cosmetics they call Naturally Native, based on old tribal remedies, only to have to fight an ... See full summary »
Directors: Jennifer Wynne Farmer, Valerie Red-Horse | Stars: Valerie Red-Horse, Yvonne Russo, Irene Bedard, Kimberly Guerrero
Votes: 168 | Gross: $0.01M
Tell Your Friends