Westworld

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Westworld

PG

1973

1h 28m

Sci-Fi

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Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane and Martin are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger, Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.

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Critics Consensus

Yul Brynner gives a memorable performance as a robotic cowboy in this amusing sci-fi/western hybrid.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

09/15/2023

Micheal Crichton's Westworld is a moderately entertaining sci-fi film; its major disadvantage is that Crichton's ideas is -- potentially -- too ingenious for what he was able to do.

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Gavin Bainbridge

Empire Magazine

03/13/2021

4/5

A sharp, far-reaching sci-fi that will be remembered for Brynner's monotone maniac and a classic premise; Westworld is a thrilling What If?

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Variety

06/05/2007

Combines solid entertainment, chilling topicality, and superbly intelligent serio-comic story values.

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Aaron Neuwirth

Why So Blu

Mar 14

4/5

The film is well-made and delivers on being a solid mix of satire and thrills. The extra layer of having Brynner on board only adds to the eeriness that should emerge once everything goes haywire.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Feb 23

3/5

The film may be a somewhat middling affair in the end, but the ideas it presents are rather compelling, and for that alone, it remains a provocative classic that can't be dismissed entirely.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 8

3/4

It offers such a tantalizing premise that it’s no wonder Crichton later modified it by adding dinosaurs to the equation and coming up with Jurassic Park.

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Michael A

@Kinich61 Jun 5

Great movie, way better than the much later revamped series!

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Eric P

@epenington Jun 3

This didn’t age amazingly well but it was good. I honestly enjoyed the 1st season of the Westworld show better than this… too bad the show went downhill though.

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test2007 T

@RT45588802 May 9

Despite the old looking cinematography, I think it's a very good movie with a good plot and very good acting. I especially found Richard Benjamin very astonishing in this movie and very great and I thought also James Brolin was very good. And Yul Brynner was a very good antagonist.

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Jean S

@Jean63 Apr 30

I’m only halfway through it but this is funny the movie is funny; I’m waiting for it to get scary but it’s just funny

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Guillermo A

@Guillermo.Almeida Feb 12

Goddammit cowboy what a tension.

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alan g

@agenser Jan 25

I thought it was great when I first saw it but it has aged badly. The remake was worse.

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Synopsis

Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane and Martin are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger, Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.

Director: Michael Crichton
Producer: Paul N. Lazarus III
Screenwriter: Michael Crichton
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2010
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)