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Smoke Signals

Movies Like Smoke Signals (1998)

Smoke Signals is a 1998 comedy, drama film from Chris Eyre with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with My Own Private Idaho and Dance Me Outside.

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My Own Private Idaho

1991

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

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Dance Me Outside

1995

Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug. When the killer received a lenient two-year sentence for manslaughter, the First Nations community felt shock and anger—and tried desperately to deal with the after-effects of this lack of justice.

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Wind River

2017

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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Hostiles

2017

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

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Woman Walks Ahead

2018

Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer intent on war with Native Americans.

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.

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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969

While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.

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Wild Indian

2021

Decades after covering up his classmate’s murder, Michael has moved on from his reservation and fractured past. When a man who shares his violent secret seeks vengeance, Michael goes to great lengths to protect his new life with his wife and boss from the demons of his past.

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Thunderheart

1992

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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Roommates

1995

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

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Antlers

2021

A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.

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Little Big Man

1970

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

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News of the World

2020

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

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Big Eden

2000

Henry Hart is a young gay artist living in New York City. When his grandfather has a stroke, Henry puts his career on hold and returns home to the small town of Big Eden, Montana, to care for him. While there, Henry hopes to strike up a romance with Dean Stewart, his high-school best friend for whom he still has feelings. But he's surprised when he finds that Pike, a quiet Native American who owns the local general store, may have a crush on him.

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Jindabyne

2006

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

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The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

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Magic Mike XXL

2015

Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.

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4L

2019

To find Joseba, a dying friend, and see him reunite with his daughter Ely, two old friends, Jean Pierre and Tocho, embark with her on a road trip through the Sahara desert, from Spain to Mali.

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The Cellar

1989

A young boy finds an ancient Comanche monster spirit in the basement of his home. His parents don't believe him, so he must kill the monster alone.

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Drive My Car

2021

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Smoke Signals?

The top films similar to Smoke Signals by MovieMagicScore are My Own Private Idaho (7.1), Dance Me Outside (6.6), Wind River (7.4). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Smoke Signals worth watching?

Smoke Signals holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 109 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Smoke Signals?

Smoke Signals (1998) is a comedy, drama film directed by Chris Eyre, starring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard.

Where can I find more recommendations like Smoke Signals?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Smoke Signals

This ranked list pairs Smoke Signals (1998), a comedy and drama film from Chris Eyre, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Adam Beach take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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