Wind River

Wind River

Nothing is harder to track than the truth.

Directed by Taylor Sheridan

Produced by Savvy Media Holdings, Thunder Road

2017107 min7.4 / 10

A grim procedural thriller that uses a murder investigation to expose systemic indifference toward Native American lives, grounded in landscape and moral reckoning.

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Wind River sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Is Wind River violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Wind River end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Wind River easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

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

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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Wind River, and what each one shares →

Like Wind River

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wind River

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wind River, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wind River, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wind River, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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