Film1980219 min

Heaven's Gate

Name: Heaven's Gate
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1980
Duration: 219 min
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif

Taste attributes: dramawesternmusic/danceadventurehistoricaldetectiveslowwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"The only thing greater than their passion for America... was their passion for each other."

Boxlist takeA slow-burning western that is moving, grounded and weighty. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

TMDB · 221 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.

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