Ride with the Devil

Name: Ride with the Devil
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Released: November 24, 1999
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire

1999

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Criterion Collection, The | Release Date: November 24, 1999 | TV-MA

Starring: Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire

Summary: A bloody chapter of Civil War history in 1861, with friends fighting friends in vicious guerrilla warfare along the Kansas/Missouri border. This is the story of a 16-year-old boy, Jake (Maguire) who joins the First Kansas Irregulars.

Director: Ang Lee

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War, Western

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 138 min

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Jack Mathews

The best movie I've seen this year. Read full review

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

In this, Lee's most ambitious and successful work yet, his celebrated gift for psychological shading and complexity is on proud display. Read full review

Film.com Peter Brunette

Far too deliberate for many--I found its generally contemplative spirit, punctuated at regular intervals by some exciting battle sequences, superb. Read full review

TNT RoughCut Spencer H. Abbott

Watching Wright portray a black man who actually fights alongside the very men who wish to keep him enslaved proves to be an interesting philosophical dichotomy.

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

Though Lee's movie is dripping with action and beautiful details, it's aimless and, eventually, tedious. Read full review

Paula Nechak

Doesn't offer much texture or depth of character. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

The plot is largely a series of excuses for one-liners expertly delivered by Maguire, making all the hatred, maiming, and killing seem like digressions. Read full review

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dylan111

Mar 19, 2014

I think this movie was very under-rated when it was released. But it's actually terrific, much more interesting and provocative than the ponderous Gettysburg. The dialogue is very fresh and reflects 19th century cadences in the same way True Grit does.

There are very good performancesI think this movie was very under-rated when it was released. But it's actually terrific, much more interesting and provocative than the ponderous Gettysburg. The dialogue is very fresh and reflects 19th century cadences in the same way True Grit does.

There are very good performances from the leads, especially from the great Jeffrey Wright (not to mention Jewel, who is rather touching). In addition the smaller roles are filled with terrific actors like Tom Wilkerson, Margo Martindale, Joathan Rhy Meyers, Jim Caviziel, and Simon Baker.… Expand

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Dhacker615

Dec 29, 2013

This is a minor masterpiece and one of the best examples of the 'Southern' (or proto-Western) sub genre. The performance are uniformly strong and Ang Lee trusts the actors to convey largely unspoken motivations. The action is intended to be upsetting, which limited the audience. It is wellThis is a minor masterpiece and one of the best examples of the 'Southern' (or proto-Western) sub genre. The performance are uniformly strong and Ang Lee trusts the actors to convey largely unspoken motivations. The action is intended to be upsetting, which limited the audience. It is well worth watching as a companion to thematically related films, like OUTLAW JOSEY WALES and DJANGO UNCHAINED.… Expand

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JonasB7

Jul 13, 2022

everything i want from a 90s cowboy movie. Def underrated and you should def check it out if you have the chance

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DaveC.

Jan 4, 2006

Laughable and not in the least bit convincing. Some of the most poorly staged battles I've seen and Maguire is miscast. Ang Lee's worst.

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