Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "indigenous"

1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 493,735 | Gross: $659.68M

2. Prey (I) (2022)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp

Votes: 226,904

3. The Power of the Dog (2021)

R | 126 min | Drama, Western

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Votes: 193,670

4. 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: 24,187

5. Roma (2018)

R | 135 min | Drama

A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta

Votes: 169,730

6. Burden of Truth (2018–2021)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama

Big city lawyer Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Meegwun Fairbrother, Star Slade

Votes: 4,970

7. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

112 min | Drama, History

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan

Votes: 14,624

8. Medicine Man (1992)

PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker, Rodolfo De Alejandre

Votes: 24,771 | Gross: $45.50M

9. Little Bird (2023)

46 min | Drama

This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.

Stars: Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Alanna Bale, Osawa Muskwa

Votes: 975

10. Blood Quantum (2019)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Horror

The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

Director: Jeff Barnaby | Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon

Votes: 5,403

11. Beans (2020)

92 min | Drama

Based on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.

Director: Tracey Deer | Stars: Kiawentiio, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, Paulina Alexis

Votes: 1,059

12. The Donner Party (2009)

R | 95 min | Drama

After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of trapped settlers join together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.

Director: Terrence Martin | Stars: Crispin Glover, Clayne Crawford, Michele Santopietro, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 1,192

13. Dogman (2012)

TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Hanklin and Dorothy Purvis enjoy outdoor life on their midwestern farm, that is until odd, violent incidents begin to occur towards the end of summer. What nobody realizes is that the attacker is not human, and seethes with a dark purpose.

Director: Richard Brauer | Stars: Larry Joe Campbell, Mariann Mayberry, Kimberly Guerrero, Stacie Mitchell

Votes: 442

14. The Dead Lands (2014)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure

After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan

Votes: 5,272 | Gross: $0.00M

15. DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary

An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.

Director: Mitch Schultz | Stars: Joe Rogan, Ralph Abraham, Joel Bakst, Steven Barker

Votes: 4,852

16. Japan (2002)

R | 122 min | Drama

A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano

Votes: 3,989

17. Jindabyne (2006)

R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.

Director: Ray Lawrence | Stars: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis

Votes: 7,075 | Gross: $0.40M

18. Twisted Nightmare (1987)

R | 95 min | Horror

A group of teenagers win a trip to a summer camp they had attended as children. However, soon after they get there they begin to disappear one by one. The survivors suspect that the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hunt | Stars: Rhonda Gray, Cleve Hall, Robert Padilla, Brad Bartram

Votes: 620

19. Ixcanul (2015)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.

Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo

Votes: 3,263 | Gross: $0.29M

20. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

Unrated | 260 min | Documentary, History, War

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution ... See full summary »

Directors: Octavio Getino, Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: María de la Paz, Fernando E. Solanas, Edgardo Suárez, Julio Troxler

Votes: 1,188

21. Wekufe (2016)

80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A student travels with her boyfriend to Chiloé, remote Patagonia island in southern Chile, to investigate the link that exists between the high number of sexual related crimes and the myths 'n' legends that surround this mysterious place.

Director: Javier Attridge | Stars: Matias Aldea, Paula Figueroa

Votes: 353

22. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)

R | 100 min | Drama

A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett

Votes: 2,630

23. Broken Angel (I) (2023)

88 min | Thriller

Angel, a once vibrant beautiful Cree woman, becomes weary and spiritless after enduring viscous spiritual, physical, and emotional abuse from her partner Earl.

Director: Jules Koostachin | Stars: Jessie Anthony, Isla Grant, Asivak Koostachin, Jules Koostachin

Votes: 12

24. Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness (2021)

102 min | Documentary

What is consciousness? Is it in all living beings? What happens when we die? Why do we seem to be hardwired for mystical experience? In these times of existential crisis, there has been an ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig | Stars: Richard Boothby, Mary Cosimano, Justine Fritz, Monica Gagliano

Votes: 158

25. The Pearl Button (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.

Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Martín Calderón, Cristina, Patricio Guzmán, Ema Malig

Votes: 2,895

26. 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

27. 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: 864

28. Unbowed (1999)

125 min | Drama, History, Romance

Three Lakota Sioux men enroll in a historically black college, and their reluctance to assimilate causes friction between their black peers. Some come to embrace their similar history, while others remain bitter.

Director: Nanci Rossov | Stars: Tembi Locke, Jay Tavare, Chuma Gault, Catero Alain Colbert

Votes: 227

29. Twice Colonized (2023)

91 min | Documentary, Drama

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her youngest son unexpectedly passes away, Aaju embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.

Director: Lin Alluna | Stars: Aleqa Hammond, Paninnguaq Heilmann, Asta Helms, Anne Kirstine Hermann

Votes: 102

30. The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010 Video)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sinbad, the original Prince of Persia, must complete seven tasks in order to save the world from catastrophe.

Directors: Ben Hayflick, Adam Silver | Stars: Patrick Muldoon, Sarah Desage, Bo Svenson, Kelly O'Leary

Votes: 1,427

31. Mukí Sopalírili Aligué Gawichí Nirúgame (2023)

101 min | Documentary

Rita Patiño, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was found by a human rights organization inside a Kansas psychiatric hospital, where she had been involuntarily confined, for 12 years, despite... See full summary »

Director: Santiago Esteinou | Stars: Ángeles Cruz, Juana Osorio, Rita Patiño, Jesús Rentería

Votes: 19

32. Ex-Shaman (2018)

81 min | Documentary

Ever since their first contact with the Western world in 1969 the Paiter Suruí, an indigenous people living in the Amazon basin, have been exposed to sweeping social changes. Smartphones, ... See full summary »

Director: Luiz Bolognesi | Star: Perpera Suruí

Votes: 303

33. Amazon (1990)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio

Votes: 559

34. White on White (2019)

100 min | Drama

A wedding photographer becomes overly intrigued by a young bride-to-be.

Director: Théo Court | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Lola Rubio, Lars Rudolph, Alejandro Goic

Votes: 824

35. Fortitude (2020)

108 min | Drama

To escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, a man retreats into the jungle and meets old friends. But their former happiness is transformed into evil intentions by the lure of gold.

Director: Jorge Thielen Armand | Stars: Jorge Thielen Hedderich, Juan Luis Escriban Lott, Carlos Medina, Leudys Naranjo

Votes: 172

36. This Stolen Country of Mine (2022)

93 min | Documentary

When Rafael Correa becomes president of Ecuador in 2007, the West will no longer lend money to the country. Instead, the president turns to China and starts making a flurry of deals and ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Wiese | Stars: Paúl Jarrín Mosquera, Fernando Villavicencio, Rafael Correa, Xi Jinping

Votes: 38

37. Mentawai - Souls of the Forest (2023)

75 min | Documentary

The last indigenous people of the archipelagos of Sumatra: a culture on the verge of extinction - with the latest geopolitical developments, the destruction of their habitat reaches the ... See full summary »

Director: Joo Peter

38. Handcrafted America (2016–2018)

TV-G | 22 min | Reality-TV

Host Jill Wagner travels the country to seek out talented artisans who continue to make products the traditional way...with their own two hands. In every half-hour episode, Jill meets three... See full summary »

Stars: Jill Wagner, Wayne C. Henderson, Cambria Harkey, Rody Walter

Votes: 68

39. Ready for This (2015)

Drama

Elite indigenous teens from around Australia find placement in Arcadia House, a hostel in Sydney.

Stars: Majeda Beatty, Christian Byers, Madeleine Madden, Aaron L. McGrath

Votes: 34

40. Bella Ciao! (2018)

88 min | Drama

Carmen Aguirre and Tony Nardi star in a remarkable story of friends, lovers, seekers and thieves. Set at the intersection of the Latin American, First Nations and Italian communities, "... See full summary »

Director: Carolyn Combs | Stars: Carmen Aguirre, Alison Denham, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Massimo Frau

Votes: 12

41. Mumbaki (1996)

130 min | Action, Drama

Joseph (Raymart Santiago) is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While ... See full synopsis »

Director: Butch Perez | Stars: Raymart Santiago, Albert Martinez, Joel Torre, Rachel Alejandro

Votes: 84

42. Zapatista (1999)

Unrated | 56 min | Documentary

Jan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the... See full summary »

Directors: Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Staale Sandberg | Stars: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Medea Benjamin, Blase Bonpane, Noam Chomsky

Votes: 203

43. The Dead and the Others (2018)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

Drama about a boy who denies the call of his culture to become a shaman, when he hears his dead father's voice asking him to celebrate the funerary feast, so his spirit can depart to the village of the dead.

Directors: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza | Stars: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô, Iasmin Kropej Krahô

Votes: 840

44. Tiempo de lluvia (2018)

89 min | Drama

Soledad, a traditional healer, lives with her grandson Jose in an Indigenous Village. Soledad's daughter, Adela, moved to Mexico City many years ago and now wants Jose to join her, but Soledad believes the boy is better off in the village.

Director: Itandehui Jansen | Stars: Harold Torres, Noé Hernández, Alejandra Herrera, Ángeles Cruz

Votes: 76

45. Pipe Nation (2023 TV Movie)

Drama

Hardwell is a fictional town near the border of two provinces at odds with each other. Meanwhile, the camp Ashley and Ty work at is called Kilometer 72. They have just crossed over into a ... See full summary »

Director: Raoul Bhatt | Stars: Natallie Gamble, Geoff Shangh, Mike Vickers, Dallas Soonias

Votes: 67

46. Québexit (2020)

80 min | Comedy

A small road at the Québec-New Brunswick border becomes a lightning rod of conflict between the new Québec military, the Canadian Armed Forces and two indigenous women who traverse the border frequently.

Director: Joshua Demers | Stars: Gail Maurice, Alison Louder, Xavier Yuvens, Nicole Joy-Fraser

Votes: 83

47. Chac (1975)

Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama

Unique story of a village's attempts to solve drought by appealing to the powers of a mysterious mountain-dwelling diviner.

Director: Rolando Klein | Stars: Pablo Canche Balam, Alonzo Mendez Ton, Sebastian Santis, Pedro Tiez

Votes: 193

48. To Have & to Hold (1996)

99 min | Mystery, Thriller

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out to be far from the imagined romantic ideal.

Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Rachel Griffiths, Steve Jacobs, Anni Finsterer

Votes: 206

49. 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

50. My Blood Is Red (2019)

86 min | Documentary

A young indigenous rapper tries to find his identity amidst the genocide of his people.

Directors: Thiago Dezan, Graciela Guarani, Marcelo Vogelaar | Stars: Criolo, Sonia Guajajara, Vincent Carelli, Werá Jeguaka Mirim

Votes: 32