Dances with Wolves vs Frontera

Dances with Wolves has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Frontera). Frontera is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 3h 1m. Dances with Wolves is the older of the two (1990 against 2014). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dances with Wolves posterDances with Wolves1990 VS Frontera posterFrontera2014
Dances with WolvesFrontera
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.5/10
Year19902014
Length3h 1m1h 43m
GenresAdventure, Drama, WesternDrama, Western
Country––
DirectorKevin CostnerMichael Berry
Main castMary McDonnell, Kevin Costner, Robert Pastorelli, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo CardinalEd Harris, Eva Longoria, Aden Young, Amy Madigan, Michael Peña

Synopsis

Dances with Wolves

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

Frontera

After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and…

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