
High Plains Drifter
Taste attributes: dramamysterywesternslowheavyintricateenclosedfish out of water/culture clash
"Welcome to Hell"
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
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Malpaso Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











