The Quick and the Dead

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The Quick and the Dead

R

Released Feb 10, 1995

1h 45m

Western

Action

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A mysterious woman gunslinger, Ellen (Sharon Stone), saunters into the town of Redemption looking for revenge. Her father was killed by the town's sadistic mayor, Herod (Gene Hackman), who is in the midst of organizing a quick-draw tournament. The lady enters, joining a cast of miscreants and outlaws for a brutal competition in which the loser dies. Among the competitors is "The Kid" (Leonardo DiCaprio), an upstart who has his own score to settle with Herod.

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Critics Consensus

The Quick and the Dead isn't quite the draw that its intriguing premise and pedigree suggest, but fans of nontraditional Westerns should have some rootin' tootin' fun.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

A 21-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio nonetheless steals the show as The Kid, a fast-talking show-off hiding a daddy complex. Great fun.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 27, 2025

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

The plot of this low-camp revenge thriller is little more than an excuse to line up one badass cowboy (or girl) opposite another and let the eyeball-to-eyeball fireworks fly.

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Sam Raimi’s foray into a new genre comes off as silly, cynical and derivative.

Jul 6, 2010

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Sam Raimi's Western camp -- or is it? -- got a skip 30 years ago because it looked so lightweight and goofy. Your critical companion decided to finally unholster his reservations and take a look.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 3, 2025

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a pared-down premise that's employed to predominantly entertaining (and sporadically spellbinding) effect by Raimi...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 2, 2020

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Frequent gun violence in quirky '90s Western.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 11, 2015

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Stijn W

The movie has great actors and is good fun but more importantly, Sharon Stone launched the career of Leonardo DiCaprio by paying his salary herself and on top postponed start of shooting to get Russel Crowe on board and had a big influence on his career as well. So this movie is just Iconic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Dylan G

Enjoyable play on a Western! The premise of a week-long competition of quickdraw duels is great, and Gene Hackman, always fantastic, plays a terrific villain. Raimi does a lot of interesting, nontraditional shots and effects with the shooting (including some wildly long dolly zooms, which is pretty fun). A very young DiCaprio and a young Russel Crowe are pretty awesome characters, too, and Keith David's performance as an itinerant duelist is terrific.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Kevin F

Underrated classic; but not a by the numbers drama so the critics, as usual disliked it. Which, quite simply, tells you who really doesn’t have a grip on film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Thomas E

Pritty simple forward story, but still full of good acting, funny lines and good badass quotes. Definitely worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Chris F

The Quick and the Dead is a fun western filled with interesting characters and warm slice of justice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Pongo K

This is a "must see" movie! So, see it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Synopsis

A mysterious woman gunslinger, Ellen (Sharon Stone), saunters into the town of Redemption looking for revenge. Her father was killed by the town's sadistic mayor, Herod (Gene Hackman), who is in the midst of organizing a quick-draw tournament. The lady enters, joining a cast of miscreants and outlaws for a brutal competition in which the loser dies. Among the competitors is "The Kid" (Leonardo DiCaprio), an upstart who has his own score to settle with Herod.

Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Allen Shapiro, Patrick Markey, Joshua Donen
Screenwriter: Simon Moore
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Western, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround

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