High Plains Drifter
Film1973105 min

High Plains Drifter

Taste attributes: dramamysterywesternslowheavyintricateenclosedfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA slow-paced western that is serious and layered. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fish out of water/culture clash

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Clint EastwoodVerna BloomMarianna HillMitchell RyanJack Ging

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1973
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Malpaso Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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