Michael Spears
Biography: Michael Spears (born December 28, 1977) is an Indigenous American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wičaša Lakota from the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 28, 1977
Deathday: N/A
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Dances with Wolves
1990-03-30
Dances with Wolves
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-30
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Imprint
2007-07-01
Imprint
Overview: Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions that cause her to re-examine beliefs she thought she left behind.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-01
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Yellow Rock
2011-11-01
Yellow Rock
Overview: Five men ride into the eerie town of Yellow Rock, hoping to rescue a family member and his lost boy. The leader, Max Dietrich, hires Mountain Man, Tom Hanner, to guide them into the Black Paw Tribe territory for the search.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-01
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Winter in the Blood
2014-08-20
Winter in the Blood
Overview: A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching for is his own uncertain identity and a glimpse of salvation.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-20
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Angels in Stardust
2016-03-25
Angels in Stardust
Overview: An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas/Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential, and escape the world she was born into.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-25
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The Activist
2014-03-07
The Activist
Overview: A political thriller taking place during the Wounded Knee insurrection in 1973. Two activists are arrested and in the custody of the local sheriff's office. During their stay they are visited by a Nixon advisor, a lawyer, a senator and a movie star who is also an activist.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-07
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The Broken Cord
1992-02-03
The Broken Cord
Overview: Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and complicates his life with the woman who becomes his wife.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-03
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Ghostkiller
Ghostkiller
Overview: Accused murderer Kyle Ghostkiller, heir to a mystical medicine bundle, escapes the FBI and time jumps to 1862 where he must save his thirty-eight ancestors from hanging and prevent a supernatural dark force from destroying the future.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: en
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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994-10-16
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Overview: Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-16
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The Sacrifice Zone
2022-05-16
The Sacrifice Zone
Overview: During the 1973 occupation at Wounded Knee, two activists, Marvin and Bud "One Bull", are arrested and thrown in jail. Filled with righteous indignation, Bud fights with his captors while Marvin, is mourning his wife, Anna Ward, who died in a car accident months earlier. Claire Chapman, a young lawyer assigned to defend Bud and Marvin, investigates. The three of them will discover their case is part of a massive conspiracy involving the federal government and big business. Meanwhile, in jail, an advisor from the Nixon Administration, a sitting Senator, and even a famous Hollywood actor visit Marvin and Bud. What secret was Anna Ward hiding before she died? What do the activists know?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-16
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The Year of the Dog
2022-10-15
The Year of the Dog
Overview: Matt, a loner alcoholic, struggles to maintain sobriety and honor his mother's dying wish to see him get sober. His AA sponsor offers him refuge at his farm where Matt finds Yup'ik, a stray husky with a unique talent. Their relationship struggles at first, but with the help of their Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull thru to the finish line.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-15
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The Red Man's View
The Red Man's View
Overview: Epic remake of a Native American film originally done 100 years ago about a Shoshone band who lived in a secluded valley in the 1860's, during the time of the last 'free' roaming Native Americans in the midst of the US Civil War. They are discovered by a group of Union soldiers and squatters and forced to move from their home. They are moved from valley to valley as the Union takes more and more of their land in a plan to eradicate the country of 'savages' exterminating all Native Americans. But there is hope when the band find a new beginning.
Genres: Western Action Adventure Drama History Romance War
Original Language: en
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You Can't Run Forever
2024-05-17
You Can't Run Forever
Overview: A teenage girl suffering from anxiety due to a tragic event from her past finds herself hunted through the woods by a sociopath on a murderous rampage.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-17
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Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012-09-05
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Overview: The story throws Elvis impersonators, Indians, modern cowboys, a 6-foot-tall blond assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-05
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The Broken Chain
1993-11-11
The Broken Chain
Overview: The true story of Iroquois warrior Thayendanegea participating in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
Genres: TV Movie History Drama War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-11
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The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011-03-03
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
Overview: In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West’s most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, THE LEGEND OF HELL’S GATE blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas.
Genres: Western Action Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-03
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017-12-15
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Overview: Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-15
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Shadowheart
2009-08-04
Shadowheart
Overview: James Conners comes home to the town of Legend, New Mexico in 1865 to avenge his fathers death against the ruthless Will Tunney. Along the way he re-captures his long lost love Mary Cooper. With the chance to take Will Tunney he must choose revenge or redemption.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-04
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One Voice: Searching for Michael Spears
One Voice: Searching for Michael Spears
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
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