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The Lone Ranger

2013, Western/Action, 2h 29m

250 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

critics consensus

Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp make for an appealing pair of leads, but they're not enough to make up for The Lone Ranger's bland script, bloated length, and blaring action overkill. Read critic reviews

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The Lone Ranger Photos

(L-R) Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger in "The Lone Ranger." photo 1

Tom Wilkinson as Cole in "The Lone Ranger." photo 2

(L-R) Armie Hammer as John Reid and Tom Wilkinson as Cole in "The Lone Ranger." photo 3

(L-R) Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger in "The Lone Ranger." photo 4

Helena Bonham Carter (right) as Red Harrington in "The Lone Ranger." photo 5

Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 6

Barry Pepper as Fuller in "The Lone Ranger." photo 7

(L-R) Silver and Johnny Depp as Tonto in "The Lone Ranger." photo 8

(L-R) Armie Hammer as John Reid, Bryant Prince as Danny Reid and Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 9

(L-R) Tom Wilkinson as Cole, Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid and Bryant Prince as Danny Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 10

Bryant Prince as Danny Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 11

Silver and Johnny Depp as Tonto in "The Lone Ranger." photo 12

William Fichtner as Butch Cavendish in "The Lone Ranger." photo 13

Armie Hammer as John Reid and Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 14

(L-R) Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger and James Badge Dale as Dan Reid in "The Lone Ranger." photo 15

Barry Pepper as Fuller in "The Lone Ranger." photo 16

(L-R) Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger, Johnny Depp as Tonto and Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington in "The Lone Ranger." photo 17

Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington in "The Lone Ranger." photo 18

(L-R) Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger in "The Lone Ranger." photo 19

Armie Hammer as The Long Ranger in "The Lone Ranger." photo 20

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Movie Info

In 1933 a boy discovers an ancient Native American in a sideshow carnival tent. The Indian is Tonto (Johnny Depp), the old companion of John Reid (Armie Hammer), a lawman more famously known as the Lone Ranger. With this opportunity to set the record straight about his and Reid's adventures, Tonto recalls the day in 1869 when he first encountered the man who would be his trusted friend and tells of their teamwork bringing down Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) and other Old West outlaws.

Rating:

PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Seq of Intense Action Violence)
Genre:

Western, Action, Adventure
Original Language:

English
Director:

Gore Verbinski
Producer:

Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski
Writer:

Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 3, 2013 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 17, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA):

$89.3M
Runtime:

2h 29m
Distributor:

Walt Disney

Cast & Crew

Johnny Depp
Tonto

Armie Hammer
John Reid, The Lone Ranger

William Fichtner

William Fichtner
Butch Cavendish

Tom Wilkinson
Latham Cole

Ruth Wilson
Rebecca Reid

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter
Red

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Critic Reviews for The Lone Ranger

All Critics (250) | Top Critics (63) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (173)

Full Review… Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk

Full Review… Monica Castillo Bitch Media

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Audience Reviews for The Lone Ranger

May 19, 2020

(I wrote a very long and comprehensive review about this but I lost it in a browser crash so we'll have to make do with just one paragraph). Watching The Lone Ranger, every now and then, I could genuinely see the spark of a good movie trying its darndest to shine through. With a lot of changes, (foremost amongst them, a change of cast in the two leads) this might have been something special, I really can see how it could have been. But that wasn't the movie we got. We got this, and it is very disappointing.

Super Reviewer
Dec 29, 2016

enjoyed it more than i thought i would. genuinely funny moments mostly thanks to johnny depp being cast as the native american. the horse had more of a central role than the ranger!

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Apr 12, 2016

While beautifully filmed and with great effects, this remake of the classic TV show suffers from a really long first act. Shortened by about 20 minutes this would have been a much leaner film. It also does not always find the right tone between its silliness and the violence. The great and fun showdown redeems some of that. If only the film had more of that over the top comic action.

Super Reviewer
Feb 15, 2016

The action scenes were well done, and I enjoyed Johnny Depp's acting, but I didn't like the story. For instance, if you are going to native legends to raise the dead, then make the rest of the movie honour native legends - plus if they are just building a railroad, there is not going to be two parallel tracks for the dueling trains scenes at the end of the movie.

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