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- 1959
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 21 m
- 1959
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 21 m
Summary A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Directed By: Howard Hawks
Written By: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell
- 1959
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 21 m
- 1959
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 21 m
Rio Bravo
8.3
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Summary A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Directed By: Howard Hawks
Written By: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
93
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Rio Bravo is an excellent film featuring strong, proud, but very human characters who fight against their various handicaps and pull together to do a job and do it right.
It's American filmmaking at its finest—clean, clear, and direct—and it's also the most optimistic masterpiece on film, valiantly shoring fragments against human ruin.
Beautifully acted, wonderfully observed, and scripted with enormous wit and generosity, it's the sort of film, in David Thomson's words, which reveals that 'men are more expressive rolling a cigarette than saving the world'.
Producer-director Howard Hawks makes handsome use of force in logically unravelling his hard-hitting narrative, creating suspense at times and occasionally inserting lighter moments to give variety.
Despite its slickness, virility, occasional humor and, if it may be repeated, authentic professional approach, it is well-made but awfully familiar fare.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 40 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
10% Mixed
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3% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 40 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
10% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
3% Negative
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 2 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
