The read
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 71% of the 158 1970s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
481 audience votes
Key crew
- Rudy WurlitzerScreenplay
- Bob DylanOriginal Music Composer
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
Cast
- James CoburnPat Garrett
- Kris KristoffersonBilly the Kid
- Richard JaeckelSheriff Kip McKinney
- Katy JuradoMrs. Baker
- Chill WillsLemuel
- Barry SullivanChisum
- Jason RobardsGovernor Wallace
- Bob DylanAlias
- R.G. ArmstrongOllinger
- Luke AskewEno
- John BeckPoe
- Richard BrightHolly
Stills
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Themes
sheriffgoreaginglawlessnessbreastgun battleold friendsfloggingpat garrettmanhunt
The Best Movies of 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is #58 of 60
