Movies with an Indigenous Lead
by tizaki | created - 08 Oct 2022 | updated - 1 week ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Wheel (II) (2021)
83 min | Drama
Albee and Walker, a couple on the verge of divorce. Albee wants out, while Walker wants to make it work, no matter the damage. A weekend in the mountains to work through a book that might save their relationship via total, brutal honesty.
Director: Steve Pink | Stars: Amber Midthunder, Taylor Gray, Bethany Anne Lind, Nelson Lee
Votes: 292
2. Airlock (2015– )
Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An investigation into a death on board a ship docking at a remote space station leads to a deadly turn of events.
Stars: Mark Coles Smith, Dwaine Stevenson, Dan Mor, Kristy Best
Votes: 146
3. Spirit Rangers (2022–2024)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Follows Native American sibling trio Kodiak, Summer and Eddy Skycedar, who have a shared secret: they're Spirit Rangers!
Stars: Esther Mbire, Talon Proc Alford, Kimberly Guerrero, Jaylan Evans
Votes: 236
4. When the Legends Die (1972)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Western
A young, rebellious Ute Indian joins the rodeo circuit and falls in with a drunken mentor who teaches him the ways of the ring and the world.
Director: Stuart Millar | Stars: Richard Widmark, Frederic Forrest, Luana Anders, Vito Scotti
Votes: 553 | Gross: $0.56M
5. Warriors on the Field (2022)
TV-13 | 50 min | Documentary
Tells the deeply personal and poignant stories of three Indigenous AFL players.
Director: Larissa Behrendt | Stars: Michael Walters, Jeanelle Trindall, Colleen Haywood, Bill Wilson
Votes: 49
6. The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021)
109 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
Director: Leah Purcell | Stars: Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw
Votes: 1,824
7. Mystery Road (2018– )
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station. Soon, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Tasia Zalar, Tasma Walton, Judy Davis
Votes: 4,865
8. Mystery Road: Origin (2022– )
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Jay Swan, a young officer who arrives at his new station in the town where his estranged father lives, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary.
Stars: Mark Coles Smith, Tuuli Narkle, Daniel Henshall, Toby Leonard Moore
Votes: 1,737
9. Road to Paloma (2014)
R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
Wolf, a Native American on the run after avenging his mother's murder, flees across the desolate American West on his motorcycle, where he'll discover that justice has a cost.
Director: Jason Momoa | Stars: Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan, Lisa Bonet, Sarah Shahi
Votes: 5,546
10. Spare Room (2018)
97 min | Drama
When a young widow rents a room to a mysterious veteran, their attraction sparks unforeseen circumstances.
Director: Jenica Bergere | Stars: Skyler Samuels, Martin Sensmeier, Thomas Cocquerel, Cole Sibus
Votes: 356
11. Gurrumul (2017)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.
Director: Paul Damien Williams | Stars: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Mark Grose, Michael Hohnen, Sting
Votes: 291
12. Renegade (1992–1997)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After crooked cop Lieutenant "Dutch" Dixon kills his girlfriend and frames him for murder, Reno Raines escapes from jail and goes on the run.
Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Branscombe Richmond, Don LaFontaine, Kathleen Kinmont
Votes: 5,820
13. The Moogai (2020)
15 min | Short, Horror
An Aboriginal psychological horror, THE MOOGAI is the story of a family terrorized by a child-stealing spirit.
Director: Jon Bell | Stars: Shari Sebbens, Meyne Wyatt
Votes: 83
14. Wash My Soul in the River's Flow (2021)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Wash My Soul in the River's Flow is a cinematic reinvention of a legendary concert that premiered in 2004. Kura Tungar-Songs from the River was a collaboration between First Nations ... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Bateman | Stars: Paul Grabowsky, Ruby Hunter, Archie Roach
Votes: 55
15. Slumberland (2022)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 33,048
16. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang
Votes: 102,719 | Gross: $21.30M
17. The Last Manhunt (2022)
R | 103 min | Western
Based on true events in the early 1900s Wild West, Willie Boy falls in love with Carlota from the Chemehuevi tribe despite being forbidden to be together. A fatal incident forces the young couple to flee the only place they know as home.
Director: Christian Camargo | Stars: Martin Sensmeier, Mainei Kinimaka, Zahn McClarnon, Lily Gladstone
Votes: 1,273
18. The Climb (2023)
Game-Show, Reality-TV
Amateur climbers go through a series of mental and physical challenges in a competition to crown the world's best amateur climber.
Stars: Jason Momoa, Chris Sharma, Meagan Martin, Robyn Michelle Ragins
Votes: 533
19. Bastardy (2008)
83 min | Documentary
An intimate documentary of Jack Charles, a.k.a. "Jackie", the legendary Australian aboriginal actor who co-founded Australia's first indigenous theatre company and struggled with his identity later in life.
Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson | Star: Jack Charles
Votes: 186
20. Boney (1972–1973)
60 min | Crime
Drama series set in outback Australia about aboriginal policeman Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Based on the books by Arthur Upfield.
Stars: James Laurenson, Kate Fitzpatrick, David Gulpilil, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 192
21. Arctic Air (2012–2014)
60 min | Drama
Series set in Yellowknife portrays renegade bush pilots at work and play in northern Canada.
Stars: Adam Beach, Pascale Hutton, Kevin McNulty, Stephen Lobo
Votes: 1,311
22. Assassin Club (2023)
R | 111 min | Action, Thriller
An assassin is given a contract to kill seven people around the world only to discover the targets are also assassins who have been hired to kill him.
Director: Camille Delamarre | Stars: Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Daniela Melchior, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Votes: 2,851
23. The Warrior Tradition (2019)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
The Warrior Tradition tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. Why do they do it? Why would indigenous ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence R. Hott | Star: Steve Rushingwind
Votes: 35
24. In Between Songs (2014)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Aboriginal elders, Djalu Gurruwiwi, and his sister, Dhanggal, strive to shepherd their clan through countless internal and external pressures, while searching desperately for new custodians to safeguard their musical and cultural legacy.
Director: Joshua Bell | Stars: James Cromwell, Djalu Gurruwiwi
Votes: 20
25. Mele Murals (2016)
66 min | Documentary
Mele Murals is a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians. At the center of the story are two ... See full summary »
Director: Tadashi Nakamura | Stars: John 'Prime' Hina, Estria Miyashiro
Votes: 17
26. Queen of Oz (2023)
30 min | Comedy
Catherine Tate plays a disgraced member of the British Royal Family who is sent to rule Australia.
Stars: Catherine Tate, Niky Wardley, William McKenna, Jenna Owen
Votes: 1,166
27. Skull Island (2023– )
TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of shipwrecked characters attempt to escape from an island inhabited by horrifying monsters, including the giant primate who rules the island: Kong.
Stars: Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 2,662
28. Limbo (II) (2023)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
'Limbo' follows the investigation of a twenty year-old outback cold case murder by jaded detective Travis Hurley.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope
Votes: 1,589
29. War Pony (2022)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
The interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Directors: Gina Gammell, Riley Keough | Stars: Anjeliq Aurora, Sean Baker, Iona Red Bear, Jessica Poor Bear
Votes: 2,530
30. The New Boy (2023)
96 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A nine-year-old Aboriginal Australian orphan boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair
Votes: 1,056
31. Far North (2023– )
Comedy, Crime, Drama
The biggest deal of an international criminal network in the Pacific is thwarted by an ordinary couple.
Stars: Robyn Malcolm, Temuera Morrison, Villa Junior Lemanu, Maaka Pohatu
Votes: 346
32. Fantastica (2017)
G | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Boonie bears and Bald Qiang work together with secret primitive girl to smash a conspiracy to destroy old-growth forest.
Directors: Leon Ding, Huida Lin, Yongchang Lin | Stars: Mario Lopez, Josh Peck, Joseph S. Lambert, Hanna Allsaar
Votes: 259
33. Portraits from a Fire (2021)
92 min | Comedy
An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.
Director: Trevor Mack | Stars: Nathaniel Arcand, Pauline Bob-King, Melanie Bobby, Isaiah Fogarty
Votes: 124
34. Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Approved | 213 min | Adventure
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Mala, Monte Blue, Harley Wood
Votes: 88
35. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard
Votes: 82,905
36. Hunting Games (2023)
94 min | Action, Thriller
When a group of ex-military members is hired to retrieve a lost bag of stolen money, their mission becomes more difficult after a lone hunter finds the bag first.
Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Randy Charach, Tito Ortiz, Ed Morrone, Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello
Votes: 207
37. On the Roam (2024– )
Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Jason Momoa travels across the country to meet the extraordinary individuals blazing their own path - from craftsmen, to motorcycle fabricators, musicians to athletes.
Stars: Jason Momoa, Max Schaaf, Jeremiah Armenta
Votes: 308
38. Australian Rules (2002)
95 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas and the Nungas, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the... See full summary »
Director: Paul Goldman | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan, Tom Budge
Votes: 853
39. Shadow Wolves (2019)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A rogue NSA agent joins an elite group of Native American trackers who call themselves the Shadow Wolves as they engage in missions to protect justice in America and abroad.
Director: McKay Daines | Stars: Thomas Gibson, Graham Greene, Louise Lombard, Cody Walker
Votes: 512
40. Big Kill (2019)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Western
A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.
Director: Scott Martin | Stars: Jason Patric, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christoph Sanders, Scott Martin
Votes: 1,427
41. Strait to the Plate (2020– )
Documentary
Strait to the Plate is an unprecedented culinary odyssey through six Torres Strait Islander communities unearthing the food, culture, language and way of life.
Star: Aaron Fa'aoso
42. The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
On his way to becoming an immortal demon, a gang leader orchestrates the murder of an ex-con and his girlfriend.
Director: Lance Mungia | Stars: Yuji Okumoto, Marcus Chong, Tito Ortiz, Tara Reid
Votes: 9,652
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