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Tom Horn

Name: Tom Horn
Genre: Western, Action, Drama
Released: 1980-03-28
Cast: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens

1980 | 94 min | Western, Action, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and 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 action fans. If you loved High Plains Drifter or True Grit, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: expect violence.

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 70K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by William Wiard

Steve McQueenTom Horn
Linda EvansGlendolene Kimmel
Richard FarnsworthJohn Coble
Billy Green BushJoe Belle
Slim PickensSam Creedmore
Peter CanonAssistant Prosecutor
Elisha Cook Jr.Stable Hand
Roy JensonMendenhour
James KlineArlo Chance
Geoffrey LewisWalter Stoll