Jane Got a Gun
Seen it?2015 | 98 min | Western, Action, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide on a $25 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 79K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gavin O'Connor
- Natalie PortmanJane Hammond
- Joel EdgertonDan Frost
- Ewan McGregorJohn Bishop
- Noah EmmerichBill Hammond
- Boyd HolbrookVic Owen
- Rodrigo SantoroFitchum
- Alex ManetteBuck
- Todd StashwickO'Dowd
- James BurnettCunny Charlie
- Sam QuinnSlow Jeremiah