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Open Range (2003)

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Reviews Counted:168

Fresh:132

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: A simple tale, well told, Open Range is one of Kevin Costner's better efforts.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 15, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $58,260,046

Synopsis: Academy-Award® winning director Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves") helms this traditional Western tale of a way of life that is quickly disappearing. Boss Spearman (ROBERT DUVALL), Charley... Academy-Award® winning director Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves") helms this traditional Western tale of a way of life that is quickly disappearing. Boss Spearman (ROBERT DUVALL), Charley Waite (KEVIN COSTNER), Mose Harrison (ABRAHAM BENRUBI) and "Button" (DIEGO LUNA) freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter a corrupt Sheriff (JAMES RUSSO) and kingpin rancher (MICHAEL GAMBON) who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards the inevitable showdown as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst this turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm-spirited Sue Barlow (ANNETTE BENING), a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. As these courageous men prepare for the decisive battle that looms, they are also forced to confront and conquer their own internal demons. -- © Touchstone Pictures [More]

Starring: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon

Starring: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Abraham Benrubi, Diego Luna, Michael Jeter, James Russo

Director: Kevin Costner

Director: Kevin Costner
Screenwriter: Craig Storper
Producer: David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts
Composer: Michael Kamen
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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  • Open Range
  • Packed with epic action, OPEN RANGE is a powerfully gripping story that's never been told until now, and stars Academy Award(R) winners Robert Duvall (1983 Best Actor, TENDER MERCIES) and Kevin Costner (1991 Best Director, DANCES WITH WOLVES), and Academy Award(R) nominee Annette Bening (1999 Best Actress, AMERICAN BEAUTY). A group of free grazers, four men trying to escape their past, are driving cattle and living off the land on the open range -- a place where nature makes the only laws. When a ruthless, evil rancher tries to run them out of town, the men's peaceful existence takes a tumultuous turn and ends in the grittiest, most explosive gunfight on film as two men battle a town for honor, justice, and a way of life that's quickly disappearing.
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    Something like...It's a Wonderful Life, only rich in slaughter.

    Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
    06/09/08
    Thomas Peyser
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    12/27/07
    Joe Lozito
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    Costner finds in the Western something grand, familiar and new within a genre that clearly has some life in it yet.

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    09/11/07
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    While equally paying homage to directors Peckinpah, Eastwood, and Kurosawa, what makes Open Range special is that it's a love story, too. And one peopled by endearing characters we're inclined to care about when the bloodletting has finally ended.

    Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment Comment
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    Kam Williams
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    03/07/05
    Independent

    Open Range est tout simplement un bon vieux western qui fait plaisir à voir.

    Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
    02/25/05
    Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
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    Panorama

    ... even though Costner's sense of a satisfying ending is a bit too ordinary and unimaginative, I found Open Range refreshing.

    Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
    01/15/05
    Jeffrey Overstreet
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    10/07/04
    Tony Medley
    Tony Medley
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    ... needs a better story, better characters, better source material; and fewer aphorisms, fewer long glances and sweeping scores, fewer chunks of cheese.

    Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
    09/20/04
    Mark Collette
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    08/07/04
    Peter Rainer
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    It's a considerable improvement over his last directing effort, the post-apocalyptic disaster The Postman.

    Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
    06/23/04
    Judith Egerton
    Judith Egerton
    Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

    This one is for the Western fans who have been clamoring for classic tales of guns, revenge and a little hokey romance without an ensemble cast or gimmick to keep it afloat.

    Full Review Source: Las Vegas CityLife | comment Comment
    05/21/04
    Matt Kelemen
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    03/21/04
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