dances with wolves is an 1990 american epic drama-western movie that was produced by jim wilson, kevin costner and jake eberts and was directed by kevin costner. dances with wolves was released on november 21, 1990, in north america. the movie received positive reviews with a 76% rating on rotten tomatoes and a 72 out of 100 from metacritic. the movie won 7 academy awards for best picture, directing, writing adapted screenplay, best cinematography, film editing, sound mixing and original music score. the movie also won 2 golden globe awards for best motion picture – drama and best director.