The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance fingerprintMasterful craft, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Moving and cathartic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's moving, cathartic, and nostalgic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is included with a subscription to fuboTV and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 94). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 3 min
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance runs 2 h 3 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance higher (95) than audiences (86). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 2.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+67GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in 81 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 118 storytelling tropes for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, including A Taste of the Lash, Ax-Crazy, Oh, Crap!.
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