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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, Metacritic 68/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 2,900 audience votes. Scores higher than 83% of the 3,275 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic68/100
2,886 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew DominikDirector
- Andrew DominikScreenplay
- Nick CaveOriginal Music Composer
- Warren EllisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brad PittJesse James
- Casey AffleckRobert Ford
- Sam RockwellCharley Ford
- Paul SchneiderDick Liddil
- Jeremy RennerWood Hite
- Garret DillahuntEd Miller
- Sam ShepardFrank James
- Mary-Louise ParkerZee James
- Zooey DeschanelDorothy Evans
- Ted LevineSheriff Timberlake
- Michael ParksHenry Craig
- Alison ElliottMartha Bolton
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Themes
mediakillingmissouriadmirationhold-up robberyjesse jamescowardlinessfamilycowardrevisionist western
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