Set in a post-apocalyptic and neo-Western version of the United States in the then near-future of the year 2013, a nomadic traveler, the Postman, wanders through towns in the Northwest, delivering old mail while beginning a quest to inspire hope to the survivors.
The movie follows a former gunslinger who is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew encounter a corrupt sheriff and kingpin rancher who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence.
Dances with Wolves centers on the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians. The movie tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.