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

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/11/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/05/08
Channel 4 Film

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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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
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Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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07/29/02
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

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
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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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08/14/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

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)

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

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04/02/08
Dennis Schwartz
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No review available.

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11/04/04
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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No review available.

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

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

A beautiful, laconic and unsentimental film.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

A superb, nitty-gritty retelling of the story of the James-Younger gang.

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02/05/08
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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.

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