Unforgiven

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Unforgiven

R

1992

2h 10m

Western

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When prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald (Anna Thomson) is disfigured by a pair of cowboys in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, her fellow brothel workers post a reward for their murder, much to the displeasure of sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman), who doesn't allow vigilantism in his town. Two groups of gunfighters, one led by aging former bandit William Munny (Clint Eastwood), the other by the florid English Bob (Richard Harris), come to collect the reward, clashing with each other and the sheriff.

Critics Consensus

As both director and star, Clint Eastwood strips away decades of Hollywood varnish applied to the Wild West, and emerges with a series of harshly eloquent statements about the nature of violence.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

07/12/2024

5/5

A better modern western has yet to be made.

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Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

12/07/2022

It is arguably his [Eastwood] finest achievement, it is certainly his apex as an actor.

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Christopher Frayling

Sight & Sound

02/06/2020

[Eastwood's] best Western -- the most distinguised film he has appeared in and directed -- since The Outlaw Josey Wales.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 5

4/4

This unflinching drama definitively strips the West of its idealized romanticism and presents it as a savage hellhole in which there are no clear-cut heroes or villains, only morally ambiguous survivalists.

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Bianca Garner

InSession Film

07/31/2024

It’s stunning cinematography by Jack N. Green is breathtaking, with the brilliant use of wide-shots and placing characters in the foreground in order to capture the epic scale and power of the wide-screen.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

11/18/2023

... it finally made official what critics and fans had slowly come to realize over the last decade: Clint Eastwood—legendary as both the iconic western drifter with no name and Dirty Harry—was one of America’s best directors.

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Kaleb

Mar 22

Shoutout to the GOAT

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MoviesRock

Mar 22

Such a classic by Clint, Morgan, and Gene.

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larry

11/17/2021

Very well made movie. Had the feeling of being in the film the entire time. Engaging story.

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Ervin

11/13/2021

Greatest western movie ever

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saba B

@RT63122072 Apr 12

no words needed, absolute perfection

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Moody C

@MoodyC Mar 21

I never watched until now & supposedly landmark in deconstructing traditional Westerns but that’s all it does by not having gun draws & such but just cold blooded killings. It’s one of those milestone movies like Citizen Kane which is good but not great if you take out the gimmick. This is so slow & boring. Dialogue somewhat cheesy & boring. Definitely not the best Western I ever saw or even one of best.

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Synopsis

When prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald (Anna Thomson) is disfigured by a pair of cowboys in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, her fellow brothel workers post a reward for their murder, much to the displeasure of sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman), who doesn't allow vigilantism in his town. Two groups of gunfighters, one led by aging former bandit William Munny (Clint Eastwood), the other by the florid English Bob (Richard Harris), come to collect the reward, clashing with each other and the sheriff.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: David Webb Peoples
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Malpaso Company, Warner Brothers
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.0M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Surround

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