The Quick and the Dead
Seen it?1995 | 107 min | Western
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved High Plains Drifter or Pale Rider, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$47 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 402K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Raimi
- Sharon StoneEllen
- Gene HackmanHerod
- Russell CroweCort
- Leonardo DiCaprioKid
- Tobin BellDog Kelly
- Roberts BlossomDoc Wallace
- Kevin ConwayEugene Dred
- Keith DavidSergeant Cantrell
- Lance HenriksenAce Hanlon
- Pat HingleHorace