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Dances with Wolves

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Dances with Wolves

1990

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant ...

7.4

89,092

Western. Adventure. Drama Lt. John Dunbar (Costner) is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman (McDonnell) who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of ... [+]

	Author	Review
Spain	FilmAffinity	#1 Top-grossing American movie western ever. No Western since 1990 has topped its box-office take. Domestic Gross: $184,000,000.	DIS
United States	Amy Dawes Variety	"Costner’s directing style is fresh and assured. A sense of surprise and humor accompany Dunbar’s adventures at every turn (...) A real pleasure."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The film is heartfelt and engrossing (...) And it's a beauty."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is a simple story, magnificently told. It has the epic sweep and clarity of a Western by John Ford (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'Dances With Wolves' runs over three hours. Its triumph is that it is never exactly boring, only dulled. It's a movie in acute need of sharpening."	NEU
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"A stunning combination of all-American boyishness and sweeping grandeur (...) A gigantic achievement."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"A captivating adventure (...) Its South Dakota locations and exciting action sequences were ideally suited to Australian cinematographer Dean Semler's talents (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nick Schager Slant	"If the film’s visual splendor lacks profundity, Costner does provide a handful of transcendent moments (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	R.L. Shaffer IGN	"'Dances With Wolves' is a beautifully crafted film, layered with terrific characters, equally wonderful performances, heartfelt metaphors, stinging realism and a haunting message"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"[Costner] proves that epic westerns can still work if their heart is in the right place, the characters are real, and the cinematography is stunning (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"A frontier epic rich in character, action and spectacle (...) This is a film with a pure ring to it"	POS
United Kingdom	Stella Papamichael BBC	"Stunning (...) The film revived the western with epic grandeur while steering clear of the disingenuous flag-waving sentiment that previously marred the genre (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"A genuinely, impressively epic Western (...) Its sentiments are conspicuously sincere and its dramatic sweep hugely confident"	POS

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