Shane fingerprintHigh energy, big heart, no humor.
Tense and spectacular
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Tense and spectacular
Shane is tense and spectacular.
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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The greatest story of the West ever filmed!
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Shane is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. 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 75/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 58 min
Shane runs 1 h 58 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Shane higher (91) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $20 million worldwide, 6.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shane in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for Shane, including Adaptation Expansion, The Alcoholic, Rousing Speech.
7.6
