It is a long, full-bodied picture, paced so deftly that although it covers more than half a century of crowded, changing events, it never drags and is rarely jerky.
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02/17/09
Cimarron (1931)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:7
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Supported by a strong performance from Irene Dunne, but uneven in basically every other regard, and riddled with potentially offensive stereotypes.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: The Oscar winner for 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... [More]
Starring: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil
Director: Wesley Ruggles
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Reviews for Cimarron
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Top CriticThe first western to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
03/16/08
This is a spectacular western away from all others. It holds action, sentiment, sympathy, thrills and comedy -- and 100% clean.
01/28/08
Top CriticIt holds up surprisingly well today.
12/12/06
Top CriticConsistently dull, this old western tale is highlighted by an endearing debut performance by Irene Dunne.
10/05/06
A graphic and engrossing screen conception.
03/25/06
Top CriticToo bad the rest of the film doesn't measure up to the opening.
02/16/06
Inexplicably winning Best Picture, Cimarron is one of 3 Westerns (Dances With Wolves and Unforgiven are the other two) to win the Oscar. The Academy also honored the screnplay and set decoration, and nominated actors Richard Dix and Irene Dunne.
12/12/05
There's a reason Wesley Ruggles' movies aren't often revived and this is one of them.
01/21/04
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.
07/13/03
An early talkie, it now looks very dated.
05/24/03
Top CriticMaybe the most undeserving Best Picture winner ever.
08/13/02
For pure history, this is a must, but it's laughable at times because of its overwrought machismo and intense over-acting.
06/13/02
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