Open Range

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Open Range

R

2003

2h 13m

Western

Drama

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Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and his cowhands Charley (Kevin Costner) and Mose (Abraham Benrubi) are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. When Mose ventures into a sparse village to buy a few necessities, he is met with violent hostility from Denton Baxter (Michael Gambon), an affluent landowner, and his right-hand man, Poole (James Russo). When Mose doesn't come back, Boss and Charley realize he's in trouble, so they plot to get him back and get revenge on those who captured him.

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Critics Consensus

Greatly benefiting from the tremendous chemistry between Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall, Open Range is a sturdy modern Western with classic roots.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

Dec 14, 2017

Here is Costner, calm and careful, his skin these days only a little older with its new indentations and fine markings. And when he is like this on screen, he is perfect.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 26, 2010

4/5

Some killing, but most violence is PG-13.

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

Aug 7, 2004

Just about everything in this movie has its antecedent: a little bit of Shane here, a chunk of High Noon there, and so on. And yet it's all rather pleasing, in a regressive sort of way.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 3, 2024

3/4

Decidedly “old school” in both content and intent, this doesn’t expand the parameters of the Western but instead feels like a throwback to the types of oaters that populated moviehouses until their fizzle in the late 70s.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Mar 14, 2024

7/10

At a tight pace, it's an entertaining revisionist western that puts the right cards on the table in solid characters and in a tension that increases like a clock ticking before the final shootout at the appointed time. [Full review in Spanish]

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 7, 2019

Introspective. Retrospective. The Old West. The American Cowboy. A part of our heritage for which America has an enduring love.

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Dave S

@Smokefrog61 5 days ago

A top Western and one of my favorite movies, overall. Authentic settings and strong character developmentation. I have probably watched Open Range twenty times. It never disappoints.

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Michael N

@MichaelNeal128 5 days ago

Truly one of the greatest western films ever made. Beautiful cinema,

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Jacob W

@RT17896586 Oct 27, 2026

Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and his cowhands Charley (Kevin Costner) and Mose (Abraham Benrubi) are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. When Mose ventures into a sparse village to buy a few necessities, he is met with violent hostility from Denton Baxter (Michael Gambon), an affluent landowner, and his right-hand man, Poole (James Russo). When Mose doesn't come back, Boss and Charley realize he's in trouble, so they plot to get him back and get revenge on those who captured him. This is a great western and the chemistry between the two stars is matched by the shared respect they have for each other off camera. With CE to old to go back to the west perhaps KC is the one to take audiences back to the west.

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Javier G

@RT32253480 Oct 15, 2026

Acting at it's finest R.I.P. to The Great Robert Duvall

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 21, 2026

Open Range = a *4* star Movie!

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Lance Y

@Cinephile1369 Aug 5, 2026

One of the best Western movies since Unforgiven the costuming was spot on the cinematography was amazing and the acting fantastic

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Synopsis

Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and his cowhands Charley (Kevin Costner) and Mose (Abraham Benrubi) are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. When Mose ventures into a sparse village to buy a few necessities, he is met with violent hostility from Denton Baxter (Michael Gambon), an affluent landowner, and his right-hand man, Poole (James Russo). When Mose doesn't come back, Boss and Charley realize he's in trouble, so they plot to get him back and get revenge on those who captured him.

Director: Kevin Costner
Producer: David Valdes, Jake Eberts
Screenwriter: Lauran Paine
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Tig Productions
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Western, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.3M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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