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The Long Riders (1980)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:14

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: This violent Western follows four sets of brothers--the Youngers, the Jameses, the Millers, and the Fords--who band together for a crime spree across Missouri. Law enforcers, meanwhile, prove inept... This violent Western follows four sets of brothers--the Youngers, the Jameses, the Millers, and the Fords--who band together for a crime spree across Missouri. Law enforcers, meanwhile, prove inept in their attempts to apprehend the renegade cowboys, who are busy arguing among themselves. Director Walter Hill's film features four groups of real-life brothers--the Keaches, the Carradines, the Quaids, and the Guests. [More]

Starring: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine

Starring: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest

Director: Walter Hill

Director: Walter Hill

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Mar 20, 2001

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The casting problems aside, this is a fairly solid, but not particularly extraordinary film.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/27/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

One of the more idiosyncratic James gang westerns but not necessarily one of the better ones.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/02/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Sacrificing investigations into the mentality behind America's most feared band of outlaws, Hill plumps for an evocation of time and place. He does a magnificent job.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
02/05/08
Film4

Walter Hill's first outright failure.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/05/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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It is an action film, an engaging one, and covers old ground with a contemporary style which never feels out of place.

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02/05/08
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
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A superb, nitty-gritty retelling of the story of the James-Younger gang.

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02/05/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

What's ultimately missing is a definable point of view which would tie together the myriad events on display and fill in the blanks which Hill has imposed on the action by sapping it of emotional or historical meaning.

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02/05/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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A beautiful, laconic and unsentimental film.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Walter Hill's first Western is atmospheric and remarkably authentic by casting real-life thespian brothers as real-life outlaw brothers.

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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11/04/04
Mark R. Leeper
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08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

The Long Riders is well-done film about the legendary Jesse James.

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01/29/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A so-so effort, with the gimmick of brothers playing brothers its only interesting aspect.

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12/17/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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08/20/02
Michael Koller
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08/14/02
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07/29/02
Matt Brunson
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Creative Loafing

Four sets of brothers portray...four sets of brothers.

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04/11/01
Scott Weinberg
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