Dances with Wolves vs The Maverick Queen
Dances with Wolves has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.8/10 for The Maverick Queen). The Maverick Queen is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 3h 1m. The Maverick Queen is the older of the two (1956 against 1990). Both are western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Dances with Wolves | The Maverick Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 1956 |
| Length | 3h 1m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Western | Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kevin Costner | Joseph Kane |
| Main cast | Mary McDonnell, Kevin Costner, Robert Pastorelli, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo Cardinal | Mary Murphy, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady, Barbara Stanwyck, Wallace Ford |
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 Maverick Queen
Kit Banion, a Virginia-born beauty and product of post-Civil War chaos, has settled in Wyoming and prospered; acquiring a fortune and a hotel, which, like the owner bears the name of "The Maverick Queen."---a title picked up by Kit in her earlier days in Wyoming when she took every unbranded steer and put her own brand on it. Love and trouble enter her life in the person of a Pinkerton detective posing as Jeff Younger, nephew of the infamous…
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