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Plot Summary:
Ned Giles, an aspiring news photographer, joins the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on the search for a young boy, the son of a wealthy Mexican land owner who was kidnapped by wild Apaches. Ned finds himself on an unexpected and perilous journey through rugged terrain, when a captured wild Apache girl must be exchanged for the kidnapped boy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Cuchillo (1978)
Plot Summary:
Mexico, 1978.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Red the Half Breed (1970)
Plot Summary:
A half-cast used cars salesman wants anything from the white society and is ready to do anything to get it. But when he is accused of murdering his half-sister who was killed with his rifle, he flees to an indian village. He doesn't feel any more at home there than in the white city. He decides to go back to find and punish the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Three Madeleines (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautifully-photographed drama. Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) is a photographer in her mid-30s who, for the first time, has come into contact with Mado (France Arbour), her biological mother, who put her up for adoption shortly after she was born. Marie-Madeleine is to take a long road trip for a magazine assignment, and she invites Mado along. Joining the two women is Marie-Madeleine's daughter (Isadora Galwey), who has yet to meet her German father. The three women share their thoughts and ideas as they travel through an idyllic setting to photograph birds. Les Fantomes des Trois Madeleine was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors Fortnight series.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
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The Last Best Year (1990)
Plot Summary:
Jane (Bernadette Peters) has a dizzy spell while at home. As her condition does not improve, she consults a doctor who finds that she is very ill and that she has no family to help her through this very trying time. He enlists the help of a therapist (Mary Tyler Moore) who is very hesitant to become involved in this case due to the loss she suffered as a young child. As her condition deteriorates, Jane learns how to come to terms with her past as does her therapist.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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Frybread Face and Me (2023)
Plot Summary:
Two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother's ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family's past and themselves.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Blood & Orchids (1986)
Plot Summary:
Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might be blamed, because she was white, but do so anyway. Almost immediately everyone suspects they are to blame. When Hester's politically influential mother Doris finds out what really happened, she fearing a scandal, forces her daughter to blame the men who rescued her, of raping and beating her. It's up to detective Curt Maddox, to find out what really happened, and their Hawaiian lawyer to do the impossible. Convince a white court of law, that they are innocent.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags:
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Dreamland (2015)
Plot Summary:
Thomas, a photographer from France, goes to Japan to take pictures of abandoned places. Lonely, he meets Natsuki, a young and beautiful woman, who will become his model. But Thomas has violent panic attacks and nightmares.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: road movie
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Johnny Greyeyes (2000)
Plot Summary:
Johnny GreyEyes is a girl from an injun family. Since her childhood she was abused by her father and one day she killed him. She was arrested and convicted by the court to a long term in local prison. Where she finds the woman, another inmate, who became for her and her family and her first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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I'll Meet You There (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a forbidden dance, uncovering a shocking family secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Ship of fools (1995)
Plot Summary:
In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Apache Blood (1973)
Plot Summary:
After a massacre of an Indian village by the U.S army, a survivor, Yellow shirt (Ray Danton) goes after them for revenge. His journey becomes a deadly adventure. His life will be threatened by the hostility of the desert, snakes, hallucinations and of course his encounter with his enemies….
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, grindhouse
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Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Plot Summary:
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou (1963)
Plot Summary:
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, cult film
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Desert Rats (1988)
Plot Summary:
Series pilot about a local rebel who is appointed sheriff of a small Arizona town.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Elijah (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of Elijah Harper.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Fish Hawk (1979)
Plot Summary:
A hardened and embittered man turns his life around with the help of a farm boy in this uplifting family tale. Down on his luck and dependent on booze, Native American Fish Hawk (Will Sampson) changes his fate when he accepts a job hunting down a bear that's been killing local livestock. His temporary residence with the Boggs family brings young Corby (Charles Fields) into his life, and the boy's friendship gives Fish Hawk a new reason to live.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A Friend's Betrayal (1996)
Plot Summary:
Two childhood friends grow up. One has a family and the other has a career. One relationship may make or break a family. Paul, the teenage son, must decide what he wants for his future. While family would like to make that decision for him. Watch as all the truth unravels in this drama/ romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sexy, ridiculous
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Amy George (2011)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Jesse wants to be an artist, but believes that his mundane middle-class Toronto life has left him unprepared. After reading a book on what it takes to be a "true-artist", he sets out looking for risk, ecstasy, wildness and women. Amy George is a microbudget independent drama about the time in a boy's life when he's at his least likeable.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative, independent film
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Accidental Friendship (2008)
Plot Summary:
Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With her one friend, Wes, Caldwell lives the daily struggle of being homeless in Los Angeles until a chance encounter caused by her dogs leads to a friendship with LAPD officer Tami Baumann, and hope for a better life begins in earnest for Yvonne.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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Montreal Main (1974)
Plot Summary:
A photographer finds himself falling for a 14 year-old boy.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Bengali Night (1988)
Plot Summary:
Allan (Hugh Grant) is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen (Soumitra Chatterjee) which includes his wife, Indira (Shabana Azmi) and daughter Gayatri (Supriya Pathak). Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: multicultural, baroque
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The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
Plot Summary:
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
Plot Summary:
Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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The Trackers (1971)
Plot Summary:
A rancher comes home and finds that his son has been murdered and his daughter kidnapped by a bandit gang. He hires a professional tracker with a reputation for finding his quarry to help him find the gang and rescue his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, semi serious
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Naturally Native (1998)
Plot Summary:
Naturally Native follows the lives, loves, pain, joy and relationships of three sisters as they attempt to start their own business. Of American Indian ancestry, but adopted by white foster parents as young children, each sister has her own identity issues and each has chosen a very different career path. Now dedicated to starting a Native cosmetic business, they attempt to overcome obstacles both in the business world and in the home. A touching love story of family and culture, Naturally Native also interweaves a subtle, but strong wake-up call regarding the treatment of Native people in corporate America. Naturally Native also provides some insight into tribal infrastructure and gaming issues.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
Plot Summary:
In 1937, a young First Nations (Canadian native) girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. She is taken to a boarding school where she is forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment. Only one sympathetic white teacher who is more and more repelled by this bigotry offers her any help from among the staff. That, with her force of will, Ashtecome (forced to take the name Amelia) is determined to hold on to her identity and that of her siblings, who were also abducted.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Black Cloud (2004)
Plot Summary:
Black Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 545
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sincere, touching, serious, colorful, emotional, realistic
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The Music Teacher (2012)
Plot Summary:
Music Teacher revolves around Alyson Daley (Potts), a high school music teacher who is on the brink of losing her beloved school music program because of district budget cuts. In an effort to spare the program, Daley's former students band together to stage a musical to raise money to keep the program alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, touching, serious
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Conagher (1991)
Plot Summary:
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is a honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, wild
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The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Plot Summary:
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, scenic, uplifting, independent film, atmospheric, feel good, serious, realistic, sentimental