
Movies that feel likeDances with Wolves (1990)
If you loved Dances with Wolves, the closest films we have are Thelma & Louise (1991), Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) and Dersu Uzala (1975). All three share Dances with Wolves' epic and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shane (1953).
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If Dances with Wolves hit the spot, these will too

Epic and contemplative in the same breath
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Dances with Wolves does

Adventure built on warmth, twice over
The difference: Easier on the grit than Dances with Wolves

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

Both lean on grit more than on drama
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Contemplative western, and it commits to that


Drama with a pulse of scale, in both cases




Adventure built on grit, twice over
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Epic western, and it commits to that
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