Tatanka Means

Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means [Black Buffalo Eagle] is a Native American actor, comedian, boxer, entrepreneur, and activist of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Dine descent. He is best known for his roles in Saints & Strangers and Tiger Eyes. Tatanka is one of nine children of Oglala Lakota activist Russell Means, a leader of the American Indian Movement, and himself an actor.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

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As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth MacFarlane
CAST:  Seth MacFarlane  •  Charlize Theron  •  Liam Neeson  •  Amanda Seyfried

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth MacFarlane
CAST:  Seth MacFarlane  •  Charlize Theron  •  Liam Neeson  •  Amanda Seyfried

Sedona (2011)

A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visitors to the mystical town encounter eccentric characters and a series of calamities that lead them to unexpected miracles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Stovall
CAST:  Frances Fisher  •  Seth Peterson  •  Barry Corbin  •  Christopher Atkins

A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visitors to the mystical town encounter eccentric characters and a series of calamities that lead them to unexpected miracles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Stovall
CAST:  Frances Fisher  •  Seth Peterson  •  Barry Corbin  •  Christopher Atkins

The Host (2013)

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A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Niccol
CAST:  Saoirse Ronan  •  Diane Kruger  •  Jake Abel  •  William Hurt

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Niccol
CAST:  Saoirse Ronan  •  Diane Kruger  •  Jake Abel  •  William Hurt

Tiger Eyes (2012)

After Davey's father is killed in a hold-up, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in New Mexico. Here Davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Blume
CAST:  Willa Holland  •  Tatanka Means  •  Amy Jo Johnson  •  Elise Eberle

After Davey's father is killed in a hold-up, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in New Mexico. Here Davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Blume
CAST:  Willa Holland  •  Tatanka Means  •  Amy Jo Johnson  •  Elise Eberle

The Burrowers (2008)

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.T. Petty
CAST:  Doug Hutchison  •  Clancy Brown  •  William Mapother  •  Sean Patrick Thomas

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.T. Petty
CAST:  Doug Hutchison  •  Clancy Brown  •  William Mapother  •  Sean Patrick Thomas

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Ball
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Kaya Scodelario  •  Thomas Brodie-Sangster  •  Giancarlo Esposito

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Ball
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Kaya Scodelario  •  Thomas Brodie-Sangster  •  Giancarlo Esposito

Shangri-La Suite (2016)

Karen and Jack met in a mental hospital and fell in love. They set out to follow what Jack thinks is his destiny: killing Elvis Presley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddie O'Keefe
CAST:  Luke Grimes  •  Emily Browning  •  Ashley Greene  •  Avan Jogia

Karen and Jack met in a mental hospital and fell in love. They set out to follow what Jack thinks is his destiny: killing Elvis Presley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddie O'Keefe
CAST:  Luke Grimes  •  Emily Browning  •  Ashley Greene  •  Avan Jogia

Burning Bodhi (2016)

Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew McDuffie
CAST:  Sasha Pieterse  •  Kaley Cuoco  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Cody H. Carolin

Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew McDuffie
CAST:  Sasha Pieterse  •  Kaley Cuoco  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Cody H. Carolin

Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016)

A white author is sucked into a road trip through the heart on Native American Country by a Lakota elder and his best friend forcing the author into a deep understanding of contemporary native life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Lewis Simpson
CAST:  Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle  •  Christopher Sweeney  •  Richard Ray Whitman  •  Roseanne Supernault

A white author is sucked into a road trip through the heart on Native American Country by a Lakota elder and his best friend forcing the author into a deep understanding of contemporary native life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Lewis Simpson
CAST:  Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle  •  Christopher Sweeney  •  Richard Ray Whitman  •  Roseanne Supernault

The Hybrids Family (2016)

A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two children who are hybrids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Randel
CAST:  Paul Sorvino  •  Carolyn Hennesy  •  Mojean Aria  •  Philip Willingham

A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two children who are hybrids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Randel
CAST:  Paul Sorvino  •  Carolyn Hennesy  •  Mojean Aria  •  Philip Willingham

Minutes (2017)

In this comedy series, shot in single takes, six young people each experience pivotal moments in their lives that don't quite go as planned and lead to various breaking points as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Madden  •  Jim Cummings  •  Dustin Hahn
CAST:  Rae Gray  •  Dustin Hahn  •  Tatanka Means  •  PJ McCabe

In this comedy series, shot in single takes, six young people each experience pivotal moments in their lives that don't quite go as planned and lead to various breaking points as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Madden  •  Jim Cummings  •  Dustin Hahn
CAST:  Rae Gray  •  Dustin Hahn  •  Tatanka Means  •  PJ McCabe

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Robert De Niro  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Lily Gladstone

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Robert De Niro  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Lily Gladstone

Once Upon a River (2019)

After her father’s violent death, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan’s Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the way, she encounters allies, enemies, danger, and the beauty of nature, all while coming to grips with her past and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haroula Rose
CAST:  Kenadi DelaCerna  •  John Ashton  •  Tatanka Means  •  Lindsay Pulsipher

After her father’s violent death, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan’s Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the way, she encounters allies, enemies, danger, and the beauty of nature, all while coming to grips with her past and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haroula Rose
CAST:  Kenadi DelaCerna  •  John Ashton  •  Tatanka Means  •  Lindsay Pulsipher

Surrounded (2023)

After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mandler
CAST:  Letitia Wright  •  Jamie Bell  •  Michael Kenneth Williams  •  Jeffrey Donovan

After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mandler
CAST:  Letitia Wright  •  Jamie Bell  •  Michael Kenneth Williams  •  Jeffrey Donovan

Canyon Del Muerto (2022)

The film, written and produced by Coerte Voorhees, portrays the life of Ann Axtell Morris, one of the first female archaeologists. Axtell Morris (1900-1945) accompanied her husband Earl on archaeological excavations, including in Canyon de Chelly, Aztec Ruins and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coerte Voorhees
CAST:  Tom Felton  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Val Kilmer  •  Abigail Lawrie

The film, written and produced by Coerte Voorhees, portrays the life of Ann Axtell Morris, one of the first female archaeologists. Axtell Morris (1900-1945) accompanied her husband Earl on archaeological excavations, including in Canyon de Chelly, Aztec Ruins and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coerte Voorhees
CAST:  Tom Felton  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Val Kilmer  •  Abigail Lawrie

Native Stand Up (2017)

John performs stand-up comedy for the first time. It actually goes pretty okay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Cummings  •  Dustin Hahn
CAST:  Tatanka Means  •  Dustin Hahn  •  Ambre Rose Trujillo  •  Tania Verafield

John performs stand-up comedy for the first time. It actually goes pretty okay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Cummings  •  Dustin Hahn
CAST:  Tatanka Means  •  Dustin Hahn  •  Ambre Rose Trujillo  •  Tania Verafield

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021)

A Chickasaw man survives great hardships and tragedy to establish a vast ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Frankowski
CAST:  Mackenzie Astin  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Tommy Flanagan  •  Martin Sensmeier

A Chickasaw man survives great hardships and tragedy to establish a vast ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Frankowski
CAST:  Mackenzie Astin  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Tommy Flanagan  •  Martin Sensmeier

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and following the Civil War, from 1859 to 1874, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Costner
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Sienna Miller  •  Sam Worthington  •  Giovanni Ribisi

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and following the Civil War, from 1859 to 1874, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Costner
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Sienna Miller  •  Sam Worthington  •  Giovanni Ribisi