Dances with Wolves (1990)
Directed by Kevin Costner · 181 min · Adventure, Drama, Western
87.7 TOPICAL score · #150 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Dances with Wolves (1990, directed by Kevin Costner) has a TOPICAL score of 87.7 - ranked 150 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 11 awards from 16 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (4,859 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 69 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (4,859 ratings)
- Awards11 wins, 16 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 69 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read88,487 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Kevin Costner (actor #160), Mary McDonnell (actor #390), Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
“In addition to becoming the first Western film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1931's Cimarron, Dances With Wolves swept the Motion Picture Academy Awards that year, with a record, for the genre, of seven Oscars (including Best Picture), by far the most of any Western film in history.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10