Dances with Wolves vs The Homesman
Dances with Wolves has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Homesman). The Homesman is the shorter watch at 2h 2m 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
The Homesman| Dances with Wolves | The Homesman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2014 |
| Length | 3h 1m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kevin Costner | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | Mary McDonnell, Kevin Costner, Robert Pastorelli, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo Cardinal | John Lithgow, James Spader, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinfeld |
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.
The Homesman
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to…
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