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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

EMAILPRINTTwentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reviews
58
8.5 User Score:

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Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Adventure  |  Classic  |  Crime  |  Drama  |  Western

Written by: William Goldman

Directed by: George Roy Hill

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 24, 1969
DVD: May 16, 2000

Running Time: 110 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG

Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, and Strother Martin

The Sundance Kid (Redford) is the frontier's fastest gun. His sidekick, Butch Cassidy (Newman), is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. Times are changing in the west and life is getting tougher. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, don new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend (Ross), head down to Bolivia. Never mind that they don't speak Spanish - they'll manage somehow. (Twentieth Century Fox)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Empire Bob McCabe

Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love.

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88

ReelViews James Berardinelli

The movie is jovial without being silly; it retains the sense of adventure that characterizes the Western, but replaces the often somber mood with one that is airy and, at times, almost comedic.

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88

TV Guide Ethan Alter

Butch Cassidy's winking awareness of its own cinematic nature (from the opening "silent movie" train robbery to the famous closing freeze frame) and witty banter give the story a degree of charm and exuberance.

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80

Variety Whitney Williams

Action dwells upon the misadventures of the pair as they pursue the outlaw trail, but more importantly, packs the type of fast movement the title indicates.

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70

The New York Times Vincent Canby

The over-all production is very handsome, and the performances fine, especially Newman, Redford, and Miss Ross, who must be broadly funny and straight, almost simultaneously.

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63

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

This good movie is buried beneath millions of dollars that were spent on "production values" that wreck the show.

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30

Chicago Reader Dave Kehr

George Roy Hill's 1969 film moves with steady, stupid grace from oozy sentimentality to nihilistic violence.

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10

Time Staff (Not Credited)

Every character, every scene, is marred by the film's double view, which oscillates between sympathy and farce.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Matt L gave it a10:
How can a movie get any better than this. From the one liners, the chemistry between Newman & Redford, the score. I rate all movies based off this movie. This is a masterpiece.

Shogo L gave it a10:
An amazing film. Very unconventional Western , but it is without a doubt, still, a Western. And one of the best I've ever seen. The characters are what really sell this movie the most, Newman and Redford play their roles so well that without them I wonder if the movie would work at all. It's too bad that so many of the "film experts" seemed to entirely miss the point of the movie-but the audiences love it, and the film is regarded by many to be among the greatest Western films made-for a good reason. I don't want to start rambling on and on about how amazing it is, so I'll stop-you go see it yourself, and nothing else will need to be said. Great stuff.

Raya D. gave it a10:
Love this movie! In-depth yet jovial and vivacious. This rustic film brings out all kinds of emotions.

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