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The Shadow Riders

Seen it?

1982 | 96 min | Western, TV Movie

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, 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 most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 44K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

  • Tom SelleckMac Traven
  • Sam ElliottDal Traven
  • Ben JohnsonUncle 'Black Jack' Traven
  • Geoffrey LewisMajor Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader
  • Jeff OsterhageJesse Traven
  • Gene EvansColonel Holiday Hammond, Gunrunner
  • Katharine RossKate Connery / Sister Katherine
  • Dominique DunneSissy Traven
  • Scanlon GailYankee Officer
  • R.G. ArmstrongSheriff Miles Gillette