Summary
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world-and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 84Audiences 74GoodWatch 79
Metascore84
IMDb8.3
User score6.5
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
First aired
2023
October 16, 2023
Ended 2023
Genres
DocumentaryCrimeWar & PoliticsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 13 more18 people
- N. Scott MomadayNarrator (voice)2 episodes
- Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)2 episodes
- Adam Arkin(voice)2 episodes
- Tantoo Cardinal(voice)2 episodes
- TCTim Clark(voice)2 episodes
- Tokala Black Elk(voice)2 episodes
- Jeff Daniels(voice)2 episodes
- Hope Davis(voice)2 episodes
- Paul Giamatti(voice)2 episodes
Murphy Guyer(voice)2 episodes
Michael Horse(voice)2 episodes
Derek Jacobi(voice)2 episodes
Gene Jones(voice)2 episodes
Carolyn McCormick(voice)2 episodes- CMCraig Mellish(voice)2 episodes
Jon Proudstar(voice)2 episodes
Chaske Spencer(voice)2 episodes
Richard Ray Whitman(voice)2 episodes
Directing · 1
- Ken Burns Director, Producer, Executive Producer
Writing · 1
- Dayton Duncan Writer
Production · 1
- Julie A. Dunfey Producer
Camera · 1
- Buddy Squires Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Craig Mellish Editor
Sound · 3
- Matt Rigby Dialogue Editor
- Marlena Grzaslewicz Dialogue Editor
- Mariusz Glabinski Sound Effects Editor
The American Buffalo episodes
1 season · 2 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E0 The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience, 7.3
- S1 E1 Blood Memory, 8.1
- S1 E2 Into the Storm, 8.0
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