Rio Bravo fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
History and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography and score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Rio Bravo is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, hopeful, and cathartic.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
History and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Rio Bravo is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on 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 88/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 93). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
2 h 21 min
Rio Bravo runs 2 h 21 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Rio Bravo higher (95) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 4.8 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+95GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Rio Bravo in 109 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 67 storytelling tropes for Rio Bravo, including Pride, Character Tics, Artistic License – History.
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