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When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge,...
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
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13 %102 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
67 %44,292 reviewsAudience score rating
"Those who do not remember Young Guns are condemned to remake it."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"It would need only a drug casualty to turn into Behind the Music: Jesse James."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Picture 1860s Missouri as Ft. Lauderdale during Spring Break and you've got the idea."
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Salon
Salon"An energetic yet thoughtful contemporary action-adventure."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Whitewashes the characters and fudges all the issues."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"When did cowboys become teen pop idols?"
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"The filmmakers have created a dull, one-dimensional pop icon out of James' complex character and legend."
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune"A slick but mindless throwback to the kind of Western that reminds you what revisionist Westerns revised."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"There's no escaping the hackneyed plot."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"As dumb movies go, (it) is pretty awful."
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BBC
BBCAmerican Outlaws | Details
- Rating
- PG-13,
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Action, Western
- Country of origin
- USA
