The Gunfighter fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Gunfighter is violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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His only friend was his gun... His only refuge - a woman's heart!
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The Gunfighter is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, Plex, and Xumo Play. 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 84/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Metacritic 94). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 25 min
The Gunfighter runs 1 h 25 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Gunfighter higher (94) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+119GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Gunfighter in 133 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 15 storytelling tropes for The Gunfighter, including But for Me, It Was Tuesday, Cruel Mercy, Decoy Antagonist.
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