Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "indigenous"

1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 498,345 | Gross: $659.68M

2. Prey (I) (2022)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp

Votes: 228,903

3. Reservation Dogs (2021–2023)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime

Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.

Stars: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor

Votes: 24,468

4. The Power of the Dog (2021)

R | 126 min | Drama, Western

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Votes: 194,594

5. Roma (2018)

R | 135 min | Drama

A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta

Votes: 170,236

6. Little Bird (2023)

46 min | Drama

This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.

Stars: Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Alanna Bale, Osawa Muskwa

Votes: 1,111

7. Burden of Truth (2018–2021)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama

Big city lawyer Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Meegwun Fairbrother, Star Slade

Votes: 4,997

8. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

112 min | Drama, History

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan

Votes: 14,788

9. Medicine Man (1992)

PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker, Rodolfo De Alejandre

Votes: 24,845 | Gross: $45.50M

10. Blood Quantum (2019)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Horror

The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

Director: Jeff Barnaby | Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon

Votes: 5,426

11. The Donner Party (2009)

R | 95 min | Drama

After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of trapped settlers join together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.

Director: Terrence Martin | Stars: Crispin Glover, Clayne Crawford, Michele Santopietro, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 1,196

12. Jindabyne (2006)

R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.

Director: Ray Lawrence | Stars: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis

Votes: 7,083 | Gross: $0.40M

13. The Dead Lands (2014)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure

After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan

Votes: 5,278 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)

R | 100 min | Drama

A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett

Votes: 2,650

15. Beans (2020)

92 min | Drama

Based on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.

Director: Tracey Deer | Stars: Kiawentiio, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, Paulina Alexis

Votes: 1,071

16. Dogman (2012)

TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Hanklin and Dorothy Purvis enjoy outdoor life on their midwestern farm, that is until odd, violent incidents begin to occur towards the end of summer. What nobody realizes is that the attacker is not human, and seethes with a dark purpose.

Director: Richard Brauer | Stars: Larry Joe Campbell, Mariann Mayberry, Kimberly Guerrero, Stacie Mitchell

Votes: 444

17. The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010 Video)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sinbad, the original Prince of Persia, must complete seven tasks in order to save the world from catastrophe.

Directors: Ben Hayflick, Adam Silver | Stars: Patrick Muldoon, Sarah Desage, Bo Svenson, Kelly O'Leary

Votes: 1,432

18. Broken Angel (I) (2023)

88 min | Thriller

Angel, a once vibrant beautiful Cree woman, becomes weary and spiritless after enduring viscous spiritual, physical, and emotional abuse from her partner Earl.

Director: Jules Koostachin | Stars: Jessie Anthony, Isla Grant, Asivak Koostachin, Jules Koostachin

Votes: 12

19. Japan (2002)

R | 122 min | Drama

A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano

Votes: 4,005

20. The Rez (1996–1997)

Drama

Spin off television series based on the characters from "Dance Me Outside"

Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Jennifer Podemski, Darrell Dennis, John L'Ecuyer

Votes: 113

21. Ixcanul (2015)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.

Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo

Votes: 3,268 | Gross: $0.29M

22. Twisted Nightmare (1987)

R | 95 min | Horror

A group of teenagers win a trip to a summer camp they had attended as children. However, soon after they get there they begin to disappear one by one. The survivors suspect that the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hunt | Stars: Rhonda Gray, Cleve Hall, Robert Padilla, Brad Bartram

Votes: 626

23. Twice Colonized (2023)

91 min | Documentary, Drama

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her youngest son unexpectedly passes away, Aaju embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.

Director: Lin Alluna | Stars: Aleqa Hammond, Paninnguaq Heilmann, Asta Helms, Anne Kirstine Hermann

Votes: 107

24. DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary

An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.

Director: Mitch Schultz | Stars: Joe Rogan, Ralph Abraham, Joel Bakst, Steven Barker

Votes: 4,858

25. Wekufe (2016)

80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A student travels with her boyfriend to Chiloé, remote Patagonia island in southern Chile, to investigate the link that exists between the high number of sexual related crimes and the myths 'n' legends that surround this mysterious place.

Director: Javier Attridge | Stars: Matias Aldea, Paula Figueroa

Votes: 360

26. Amazon (1990)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio

Votes: 561

27. The Pearl Button (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.

Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Martín Calderón, Cristina, Patricio Guzmán, Ema Malig

Votes: 2,918

28. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)

TV-MA | 105 min | Drama

After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.

Directors: Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Stars: Violet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Charlie Hannah, Barbara Eve Harris

Votes: 867

29. Handcrafted America (2016–2018)

TV-G | 22 min | Reality-TV

Host Jill Wagner travels the country to seek out talented artisans who continue to make products the traditional way...with their own two hands. In every half-hour episode, Jill meets three... See full summary »

Stars: Jill Wagner, Wayne C. Henderson, Cambria Harkey, Rody Walter

Votes: 68

30. Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness (2021)

102 min | Documentary

What is consciousness? Is it in all living beings? What happens when we die? Why do we seem to be hardwired for mystical experience? In these times of existential crisis, there has been an ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig | Stars: Richard Boothby, Mary Cosimano, Justine Fritz, Monica Gagliano

Votes: 158

31. September: Interviews with the Creative Team (2007 Video)

32 min | Short, Talk-Show

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Stars: Peter Carstairs, John Polson, Jules O'Loughlin, Martin Connor

32. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

Unrated | 260 min | Documentary, History, War

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution ... See full summary »

Directors: Octavio Getino, Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: María de la Paz, Fernando E. Solanas, Edgardo Suárez, Julio Troxler

Votes: 1,192

33. Unbowed (1999)

125 min | Drama, History, Romance

Three Lakota Sioux men enroll in a historically black college, and their reluctance to assimilate causes friction between their black peers. Some come to embrace their similar history, while others remain bitter.

Director: Nanci Rossov | Stars: Tembi Locke, Jay Tavare, Chuma Gault, Catero Alain Colbert

Votes: 227

34. Mumbaki (1996)

130 min | Action, Drama

Joseph (Raymart Santiago) is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While ... See full synopsis »

Director: Butch Perez | Stars: Raymart Santiago, Albert Martinez, Joel Torre, Rachel Alejandro

Votes: 84

35. Falls Around Her (2018)

100 min | Drama, Thriller

A successful singer leaves everything behind to return to her reservation to live alone.

Director: Darlene Naponse | Stars: Tantoo Cardinal, Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk

Votes: 260

36. Fortitude (2020)

108 min | Drama

To escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, a man retreats into the jungle and meets old friends. But their former happiness is transformed into evil intentions by the lure of gold.

Director: Jorge Thielen Armand | Stars: Jorge Thielen Hedderich, Juan Luis Escriban Lott, Carlos Medina, Leudys Naranjo

Votes: 172

37. The Dead and the Others (2018)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

Drama about a boy who denies the call of his culture to become a shaman, when he hears his dead father's voice asking him to celebrate the funerary feast, so his spirit can depart to the village of the dead.

Directors: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza | Stars: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô, Iasmin Kropej Krahô

Votes: 842

38. Ready for This (2015)

Drama

Elite indigenous teens from around Australia find placement in Arcadia House, a hostel in Sydney.

Stars: Majeda Beatty, Christian Byers, Madeleine Madden, Aaron L. McGrath

Votes: 34

39. The Medicine (2019)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

Can an ancient Amazonian plant medicine help heal mankind? The Medicine reveals the hidden mysteries of one of nature's most powerful and controversial healing remedies- Ayahuasca. It is a ... See full summary »

Director: Farzin Toussi | Stars: Taita Juanito Guillermo Chindoy Chindoy, Kerry Rhodes, AnnaLynne McCord, Graham Hancock

Votes: 25

40. White on White (2019)

100 min | Drama

A wedding photographer becomes overly intrigued by a young bride-to-be.

Director: Théo Court | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Lola Rubio, Lars Rudolph, Alejandro Goic

Votes: 831

41. Spirit Rider (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Family

After a life of being shuttled from one foster home to another, 16-year-old Jesse Three Bears is reacquainted with his grandfather where unresolved historical tensions resurface forcing the two of them to reconcile with their past.

Director: Michael J.F. Scott | Stars: Herbie Barnes, Gordon Tootoosis, Michelle St. John, Tantoo Cardinal

Votes: 150

42. Warrior Women (2018)

65 min | Documentary, History

A documentary which details the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years.

Directors: Elizabeth Castle, Christina D. King | Stars: Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunder Hawk

Votes: 50

43. Ex-Shaman (2018)

81 min | Documentary

Ever since their first contact with the Western world in 1969 the Paiter Suruí, an indigenous people living in the Amazon basin, have been exposed to sweeping social changes. Smartphones, ... See full summary »

Director: Luiz Bolognesi | Star: Perpera Suruí

Votes: 306

44. Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Adventure

On a quest for spiritual awakening and healing, a naturopathic doctor and an accountant join others in the Amazon to drink a hallucinogenic brew called ayahuasca or 'Vine of the Soul'. ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Meech | Stars: Guillermo Arévalo, Gabor Maté, Dennis J. McKenna, Kenneth Tupper

Votes: 404

45. Mukí Sopalírili Aligué Gawichí Nirúgame (2023)

101 min | Documentary

Rita Patiño, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was found by a human rights organization inside a Kansas psychiatric hospital, where she had been involuntarily confined, for 12 years, despite... See full summary »

Director: Santiago Esteinou | Stars: Ángeles Cruz, Juana Osorio, Rita Patiño, Jesús Rentería

Votes: 24

46. Defenders of Life (2019)

94 min | Drama

Esmeralda, 12 years old, pregnant, pawn or princess of the struggle for survival of her people?

Director: Dana Ziyasheva | Stars: Beatriz Brenes, Arman Darbo

Votes: 42

47. Bella Ciao! (2018)

88 min | Drama

Carmen Aguirre and Tony Nardi star in a remarkable story of friends, lovers, seekers and thieves. Set at the intersection of the Latin American, First Nations and Italian communities, "... See full summary »

Director: Carolyn Combs | Stars: Carmen Aguirre, Alison Denham, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Massimo Frau

Votes: 12

48. Boy (2004)

15 min | Short, Drama

Boy is the story of a young male prostitute in a small town who discovers the truth behind a fatal hit and run accident. Threatened with violence, he battles to expose the truth.

Director: Welby Ings | Stars: Jesse Lee, Bryan Bevege, Tammy Warwick, Francie Gray

Votes: 267

49. Pipe Nation (2023 TV Movie)

Drama

Hardwell is a fictional town near the border of two provinces at odds with each other. Meanwhile, the camp Ashley and Ty work at is called Kilometer 72. They have just crossed over into a ... See full summary »

Director: Raoul Bhatt | Stars: Natallie Gamble, Geoff Shangh, Mike Vickers, Dallas Soonias

Votes: 67

50. This Stolen Country of Mine (2022)

93 min | Documentary

When Rafael Correa becomes president of Ecuador in 2007, the West will no longer lend money to the country. Instead, the president turns to China and starts making a flurry of deals and ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Wiese | Stars: Paúl Jarrín Mosquera, Fernando Villavicencio, Rafael Correa, Xi Jinping

Votes: 39