Pale Rider
Taste attributes: westerndramadetectiveslowtried & testedheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
"...and hell followed with him."
Boxlist takeA weighty, slow-paced western: familiar and rough-edged. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: very slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and possible otherworldly origins who teams up with the miners to defeat the land owner and the corrupt sheriff.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Western
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
