Thunderheart

Thunderheart

Two men from different worlds. Two cops after the same killer. Together they must uncover the secrets. Together they must discover the truth.

Directed by Michael Apted

Produced by TriStar Pictures

1992119 min6.3 / 10

A crime thriller that uses a murder investigation on a Sioux reservation as a lens to explore identity, institutional corruption, and the protagonist's reckoning with his own heritage.

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Thunderheart scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Thunderheart sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Thunderheart violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Thunderheart easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Thunderheart end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Thunderheart, and what each one shares →

Like Thunderheart

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Thunderheart

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Thunderheart, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Thunderheart, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Thunderheart, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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