Outland

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Outland

R

1981

1h 49m

Sci-Fi

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Thriller about an honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, who is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost him his life. After his wife angrily deserts him, he waits alone for the arrival of killers hired by the company to eliminate him. Futuristic remake of High Noon.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Nov 2

Heavily indebted to Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon, Outland updates the earlier film’s Red Scare paranoia with a more topical anxiety about growing conglomeration and capitalist power.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

While there are several mile-wide plot holes and one key under-developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old-fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

06/05/2007

The failure of director-writer Peter Hyams to put any weight whatever behind the moral issues (crude as they are) makes this merely violent nonsense.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 16

2.5/4

It’s impossible to find any review that doesn’t short-hand Outland as "High Noon in outer space," but that designation actually only covers the second half of this picture.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Nov 3

3.5/5

Utilizing thrilling action sequences, intriguing production design, and impressive special effects, it ultimately becomes a rather compelling sci-fi outing that deserves a second look from those that have been dismissive of it over the years.

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Ali Catterall

Total Film

Sep 25

3/5

A great-looking (and sounding) slow-boiler.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Feb 11

Sean Connery stars as space marshal who uncovers a corporation conspiracy that seeks profit over lives and the marshal must make a stand to not only saves lives, but to prove to himself that he is not the man that they selected to do nothing.

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Max M.

@Househuntermax Feb 7

Highly underrated sci-fi thriller. Great set models that digital effects today still can’t match.

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Russ G

Feb 4

For 1981, the tech that went into making this film is astounding; it surely had to have wowed theatre audiences upon its initial release. The exposition is a little too transparent and the plot line far from original but hey, Forbidden Planet, made barely a quarter of a century before this film heavily "borrowed," too. There are inconsistencies including the rather selective effect of Io's gravity, but don't let that detract from a good story.

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Marks of Distinction

@MarksofDistinction Nov 9

Absolutely one of my favorite Sean Connery movies. And yes it’s a remake of High Noon but love it

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Jeff H.

@HamTron Nov 7

Great sci-fi. Has some elements of the film High Noon, but not enough to say its a “remake in outer space “. This movie is way different.

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bob c

Oct 12

Pretty good re working of High Noon in space with Bond. Redigitised nicely.

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Synopsis

Thriller about an honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, who is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost him his life. After his wife angrily deserts him, he waits alone for the arrival of killers hired by the company to eliminate him. Futuristic remake of High Noon.

Director: Peter Hyams
Producer: Richard A. Roth
Screenwriter: Peter Hyams
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: The Ladd Company
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 22, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2008
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Surround

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