Dances with Wolves

"Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

4,618 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 7 wins•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Original Score

Best Sound

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Nominated

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Costume Design

Best Production Design

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

National Board of Review for Best Film

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$22.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$424.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$402.2M

ROI: +1828%

Budget Recovery1928% of budget

$0|Budget: $22.0M|Revenue: $424.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

113.3K

Daily Avg

1.9K

7-Day Trend

-16%

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Based On

Dances with Wolves

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Kansas

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

South Dakota

Time Period

1863

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Dean Semler

Film Editing

Neil Travis

Music / Score

John Barry

Production Companies

Majestic Films InternationalTig ProductionsAllied Filmmakers

Distributors

NetflixOrion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Dances with Wolves

Available in 24 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Philo	Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
CanadaPG	MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom15

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

Brazil14

Switzerland12

+9 more countries

Production

Director

Kevin Costner

Writer

Michael Blake

Production Companies

Tig ProductionsMajestic Films InternationalAllied Filmmakers

Cast

Kevin Costner

Lieutenant Dunbar

Mary McDonnell

Stands With A Fist

Graham Greene

Kicking Bird

Rodney A. Grant

Wind In His Hair

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Ten Bears

Tantoo Cardinal

Black Shawl

Robert Pastorelli

Timmons

Charles Rocket

Lieutenant Elgin

Maury Chaykin

Major Fambrough

Jimmy Herman

Stone Calf

No Image

Nathan Lee Chasing Horse

Smiles A Lot

Michael Spears

Otter

Tags & Keywords

friendshipmutinycountrysidebased on novel or bookunsociabilitywolfculture clashself-discoveryfreedomdesertionlanguage barrierdakotanative americankansas, usasioux

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