Film1973125 min

Walking Tall

Name: Walking Tall
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1973
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Gene Evans, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Noah Beery Jr.

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramamafia/gangsterdetectiveholidaysbiographymartial artsunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Take your best shot... 'cause it'll probably be your last."

Boxlist takeA serious crime drama that is grounded, dark and rough-edged. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

TMDB · 75 votes

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What lines up

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

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals

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Synopsis

Buford Pusser's a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in Tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them

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