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10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys

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NATIVE AMERICANS · WESTERN  ·  1970–2023
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Editor's Note

The traditional Hollywood Western was built on a very specific, highly flawed mythos. For decades, the studio system churned out black-and-white morality tales that marginalized the original inhabitants of the American frontier, treating them as mere obstacles for square-jawed cowboys. But the genre has evolved tremendously over the last half-century. If you are tired of those outdated tropes and want to see films that flip the script, you have come to the right place. We are breaking down the absolute best revisionist Westerns where Native Americans are the good guys, offering a long-overdue cinematic course correction.

10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys

10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys is a curated selection of 10 Movies spanning 1970 to 2023 across Native Americans, Western · Adventure and Drama. Each title was handpicked by Movievia and ranked below from the strongest pick downward, so you can start at the top and discover your next watch — no endless scrolling, no algorithmic guesswork.

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Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Adventure Drama Western

A Union soldier, broken by the carnage of the Civil War, requests a posting at the furthest edge of the American frontier,...

Score 7.8
2
Hostiles

Hostiles (2017)

Adventure Drama History

New Mexico, 1892. A decorated but deeply bitter Army captain who has spent his career fighting and despising Native Americans receives orders...

Score 6.9
3
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Crime Drama History

In 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation sits atop one of the richest oil deposits in the country, and that wealth makes them...

Score 7.4
4
Dead Man

Dead Man (1995)

Drama Fantasy Western

William Blake arrives in the frontier town of Machine with a job offer and a one-way ticket to nowhere. After a night...

Score 7.3
5
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

Action Drama History

Forced onto reservation land and handed a farmer's life, Geronimo refuses to disappear quietly. When the U.S. government breaks its promises one...

Score 6.3
6
Little Big Man

Little Big Man (1970)

Adventure Comedy Western

At 121 years old, Jack Crabb has a story nobody would believe, and he tells every word of it anyway. Raised among...

Score 7.5
7
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Western

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts...

Score 7.4
8
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

Drama History TV Movie

In the years following Little Big Horn, the Lakota nation faces a slow and systematic erasure. Two men navigate this collapse from...

Score 6.6
9
Wind River

Wind River (2017)

Crime Drama Mystery

A young woman is found frozen in the Wyoming snow, miles from anything, on the Wind River Reservation. When an FBI agent...

Score 7.4
10
Prey

Prey (2022)

Action Science Fiction Thriller

Set in the Northern Great Plains of 1719, Prey follows Naru, a young Comanche woman determined to prove herself as a hunter...

Score 7.7
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10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys

Looking for what to watch next? Discover the best revisionist Westerns where Native Americans are the good guys, featuring authentic indigenous representation.

7.2
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10
Movies
1970 to 2023
Years
Native Americans, Western · Adventure and Drama
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Best Revisionist Westerns Movies

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Frequently asked

Which movie on the 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys is the highest rated?

Dances with Wolves (1990) is the highest-rated film on the 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys, with a viewer rating of 7.8/10. You can find it featured at the top of the ranked list above, along with the full lineup ordered from best to last so you always know which title to start with.

How many movies are on the 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys?

The 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys contains 10 movies, spanning 1970 to 2023, primarily within the Native Americans, Western · Adventure and Drama genre. The selection is updated regularly as Movievia's editors discover new titles worth adding or refining the lineup based on viewer feedback and rating shifts.

Is the 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys worth watching?

Yes — the 10 Revisionist Westerns Where Native Americans Are the Good Guys carries an average viewer score of 7.2/10 across all 10 movies, well above the typical film average. Each entry was handpicked rather than algorithm-selected, so the list reads more like a recommendation from a friend with great taste than a generic top-100 dump. Start with the #1 pick at the top of the page.