The Tin Star fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Tin Star is calm and low-intensity.
Hopeful and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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For $40 a month and a shiny Tin Star…the young sheriff faced the mob alone…except for the angry ex-sheriff who couldn’t watch him die and a hero-worshipping boy who lived only for the day he’d wear a Tin Star of his own!
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The Tin Star is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and YouTube Free. 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 81/100 (IMDb 7.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 33 min
The Tin Star runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Tin Star higher (89) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United States.
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