High Plains Drifter fingerprintRelentless energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and cathartic
Serious throughout
History, crime, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography and sound design
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
High Plains Drifter is nerve-racking and brutally violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and cathartic
Emotionally, it's melancholic and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, crime, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, crime, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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High Plains Drifter is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 46 min
High Plains Drifter runs 1 h 46 min.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see High Plains Drifter much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $16 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+120GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for High Plains Drifter in 134 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 96 storytelling tropes for High Plains Drifter, including Sinister Minister, Jerkass Has a Point, I Did What I Had to Do.
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