
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Taste attributes: westerndetectivedramabiographyslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilunlikely connections
"Best of enemies. Deadliest of friends."
Boxlist takeA heavy western that is grounded, slow-paced and raw. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 232 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Western
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
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