Dances with Wolves
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
Why you'll love it
The protagonist learns the language of a Native American tribe, which is forgotten by many.
Arrival
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial vi...
Why you'll love it
The film explores the concept of forgotten languages through the lens of extraterrestrial communication.
The Lost City of Z
Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller
A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
Why you'll love it
The film explores the forgotten languages of Amazonian tribes.
The 13th Warrior
Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi
A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly em...
Why you'll love it
The protagonist learns to understand a forgotten Norse language to communicate with Viking warriors.
The Interpreter
Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Why you'll love it
The film revolves around an interpreter who speaks a rare, potentially forgotten African language.