Dead Man

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Dead Man

R

1995

2h 14m

Western

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Circumstances transform a mild-mannered accountant (Johnny Depp) into a notorious Old West gunslinger.

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Critics Consensus

While decidedly not for all tastes, Dead Man marks an alluring change of pace for writer-director Jim Jarmusch that demonstrates an assured command of challenging material.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

11/09/2018

Both Blake's journey and composer Neil Young's spare, electric guitar score seem endlessly circular; and people are always asking Blake for tobacco.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

11/09/2018

The landscape outside and the passengers inside become wilder and woollier with every weary mile.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

11/09/2018

The film's pleasures are simply too elusive and mild to make up for a lack of narrative propulsion.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Jan 19

... once more utilizing a collection of actors he’s worked with prior, is as fascinating a watch now as it was upon release between its anachronistic score from Nell Young (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), it’s dreamlike flow, and fatalistic energy.

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Richard Glatzer

The Advocate

04/19/2022

Jarmusch's movie maintains its East Village cool at any cost -- and ends up thuddingly hollow.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

08/29/2021

3/4

Part revisionist Western, part social commentary, and part hallucinatory dream.

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Susan C.

@RT24132695 May 31

Beautiful shots but boring and long.

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Drew M.

@Stonehands211 Feb 27

I’m a very low-key Jarmusch enjoyer but this was my absolute jam! Such a blast that I did not expect going in, honestly.

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Brad S.

@Brad1714 Jan 27

I just couldn’t wait to finish this film. As it turns out, I couldn’t finish it, it was that poorly written.

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Johnny C.

@PurradorYT Jan 12

One of my favorite films I love the way this movie was shot

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MaryAnn M.

@MWAMD Sep 22

This is a dark Wild West movie. Tons of great actors enjoyed it

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revolver.0 8

@Revolver08 Aug 14

vintage masterpiece

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Synopsis

Circumstances transform a mild-mannered accountant (Johnny Depp) into a notorious Old West gunslinger.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: Demetra J MacBride
Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch
Distributor: Miramax Home Entertainment [us], Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Stereo