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Cimarron

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Cimarron (1931)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 6  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.5/10
 
Consensus: Uneven in basically every regard and riddled with offensive stereotypes. Supported by a strong performance from Irene Dunne, but uneven in basically every other regard, and riddled with potentially offensive stereotypes. more
 
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Synopsis:
The Best Picture of 1931 chronicles one family's experiences in the restless days of settling the American West. Adapted from Edna Ferber's sweeping novel, the story tracks the growth of an Oklahoma town and the homesteaders who came there from the 1890s through the 1920s. Remade in 1960.... [More]
The Best Picture of 1931 chronicles one family's experiences in the restless days of settling the American West. Adapted from Edna Ferber's sweeping novel, the story tracks the growth of an Oklahoma town and the homesteaders who came there from the 1890s through the 1920s. Remade in 1960. [Less]

Genre: Westerns

Starring: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil, William Collier

Director: Wesley Ruggles
Screenwriter: Howard Estabrook
Producer: William LeBaron
Composer: Max Steiner

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Release:

Jan 8, 2008

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The first western to win an Oscar for Best Picture.

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03/16/08 01:06 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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This is a spectacular western away from all others. It holds action, sentiment, sympathy, thrills and comedy -- and 100% clean.

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01/28/08 03:47 PM
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It holds up surprisingly well today.

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12/12/06 08:25 PM
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Consistently dull, this old western tale is highlighted by an endearing debut performance by Irene Dunne.

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10/05/06 06:59 AM
Wesley Lovell
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A graphic and engrossing screen conception.

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03/25/06 04:13 AM
Mordaunt Hall
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Too bad the rest of the film doesn't measure up to the opening.

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02/16/06 03:16 AM
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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Inexplicably winning Best Picture, Cimarron is one of three Westerns (Dances With Wolves and Unforgiven are the other) to win the Oscar. The Academy also honored the screnplay and set decoration, and nominated actors Richard Dix and Irene Dunne.

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12/12/05 11:01 AM
Emanuel Levy
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The competition for Best Picture was particularly weak the year Cimarron won.

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07/04/05 08:47 PM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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There's a reason Wesley Ruggles' movies aren't often revived and this is one of them.

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01/21/04 12:18 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Taken by itself, as a film, without moral conundrums, it’s actually a fairly engaging yarn. However -- and this is a HUGE however -- it’s incredibly racist in its stereotyping of all sorts of people.

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07/13/03 04:16 PM
Matt Easterbrook
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An early talkie, it now looks very dated.

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05/24/03 08:08 AM
Channel 4 Film
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Maybe the most undeserving Best Picture winner ever.

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08/13/02 11:52 AM
John Urbancich
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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For pure history, this is a must, but it's laughable at times because of its overwrought machismo and intense over-acting.

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06/13/02 12:26 AM
Michael Szymanski
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