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Outlaw Johnny Black

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Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process. He goes into hiding, posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
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Outlaw Johnny Black is an earnest spaghetti Western homage whose strong lead performance and well-crafted bursts of humor shine through even as its familiar tropes and wandering story sometimes soften its impact.

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Sarah-Tai Black Los Angeles Times 09/18/2023
White has offered a jumbled array of all-too-well-trod tropes and stereotypes that, all in all, can’t seem to hit the mark in terms of finding the sweet spot of being “so bad it’s good.” Go to Full Review Rendy Jones RogerEbert.com 09/15/2023
2.5/4
Though it takes too long to get his gun out, "Outlaw Johnny Black" is a well-crafted and funny Spaghetti Western comedy with a refreshing goofiness and a delightful lead. Go to Full Review Brandon Yu New York Times 09/14/2023
The laughs are lost within an overly long, meandering plot and scenes that miss visual polish or comedic concision. Go to Full Review Andy Klein FilmWeek (LAist) 10/04/2023
This kind of film shouldn't have been over an hour and a half, and even at that it is kind of flat. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 09/20/2023
While it appears a good time was had on set by all, the material isn't there for viewers to share that sentiment... Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Film Obsessive 09/20/2023
3/5
With a clenched fist and a tongue in its cheek, White and company are here to emulate and embellish the best and worst qualities of westerns by making a cool one of their own. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Handbanana 09/28/2023 A great movie comparable to black dynamite. I love the originality of this cast and hope they make more movies. If harder they fall and black dynamite had a baby it would be outlaw Johnny Black! See more Aretha E 09/21/2023 I love the style of Michael Jai White's films. This one was enjoyable touched on so many areas. It had just the right amount of well timed humor. There are also messages in the movie that you may miss if you aren't familiar with this style of humor so I recommend seeing it more than once, or adding it to your personal movie collection. See more Rodney 09/21/2023 Great like seeing it on the big screen See more Cheryl P 09/18/2023 It was hilarious. The dialogue was captivating and the story line easy to follow with minimal distractions. See more Kim W. 09/18/2023 Loved this movie! It was funny, smart, and the writers went there! Will definitely be seeing this again & telling all my friends, family, acquaintances, everyone to go see this movie! Totally worth it! See more MatineeMarsh 09/17/2023 One of my favorite movies of the year so far! Hilarious! Michael J. white did a good job carrying on what some of the pioneers of the past created. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Jai White

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Michael Jai White

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Anika Noni Rose

Jessie Lee

Erica Ash

Bessie Lee

Byron Minns

Reverend Percival Fairman

Chris Browning

Brett Clayton

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Synopsis Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process. He goes into hiding, posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
Director
Michael Jai White
Producer
Michael Jai White, Grant Gilmore, Donovan De Boer, Byron Minns
Screenwriter
Michael Jai White
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
Jaigantic Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Violence|Strong Language)
Genre
Western, Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$319.8K
Runtime
2h 15m
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