Joe Kidd

PG

1972

1 hr. 28 min.

Western

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80%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

5,000+ Ratings

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In New Mexico, one-time bounty hunter Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) owns a ranch where a nearby group of Mexican revolutionaries, led by Luis Chama (John Saxon), fights for their rightful land after the U.S. government denies their claims. In response, a greedy landowner (Robert Duvall) gathers a posse to capture Chama and solicits Kidd's assistance. Kidd, who has no interest in the matter, changes his mind when he discovers Chama has stolen a horse and roughed up a worker from his ranch.

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Franky L

A little slow starting, but a good Clint Eastwood tough cowboy film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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KB B

It's a good western with good action. I must admit I liked the Fistfull of Dollars trilogy a little better. I also always preferred Eastwood westerns to John Wayne's. It's definitely worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Liam D

An underrated western starring Clint Eastwood (Pink Cadillac, Kelly's Heroes) with smooth direction by John Sturges (Ice Station Zebra, Marooned) and a great supporting cast lead by Robert Duvall (The Handmaid's Tale, The Detective)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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TWMax65

I am normally a big fan of westerns, especially Clint Eastwood westerns. However I must say this film let me down. I liked some things like Clint Eastwood's presence and portrayal of badassery as always, the sniper shootout, and how the film was shot with the gorgeous scenery in the background (what I assumed was the Rocky Mountains). Other than that the plot was not interesting, the movie dragged too much (even though it wasn't that long), and the tension behind the bodyguard/henchman in the gang antagonizing Joe was cut short when he died way too suddenly with the trap door and it felt too abrupt and out of place. I wish they had a better final confrontation. Bland and insignificant!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Michael W

This spaghetti western was pretty good. Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Stella Garcia, and the rest of the cast did a good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was dramatic and thrilling. It's about taking down the people that took away their land. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's worth watching. Don't listen to the bad reviews this movie got. Those people have terrible tastes in movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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T T

The good news? It's Clint Eastwood and it's a western. The bad news is that it's a terrible movie. Just watch it once and take it off your to do list.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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John Sturges

Director

Clint Eastwood

Joe Kidd

Robert Duvall

Frank Harlan

John Saxon

Luis Chama

Don Stroud

Lamarr

Stella Garcia

Helen Sanchez

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

All I can tell you about Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd is that he plays a ruthless gunman of few words. This isn't exactly a surprise... The funny thing about Joe Kidd, though, is that we can't keep straight whose side he's on, or why.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

...a mediocrity...

Dec 4, 2020

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James Clay

Fresh Fiction

Scripted by Elmore Leonard, this breezy open-air Western finds a formidable punch against masculinity by questioning the need for power while being supremely entertaining and never straying from Eastwood's clinched-jaw aesthetic.

Rated: B

Nov 19, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Colorfully played by character actors Don Stroud, James Wainwright, and Paul Koslo, the villainous sidekicks spark the proceedings and provide Eastwood's hero with interesting antagonists.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2020

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

It's lesser Eastwood (and Leonard and Sturges), but it's impossible to squash the spirit of the work, which carries the film far enough to satisfy basic needs from the genre, making it a lark, but a convincing one.

Rated: B

Apr 20, 2014

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It's still a prime example of a good, sturdy bread-and-butter Western.

May 1, 2009

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Synopsis

In New Mexico, one-time bounty hunter Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) owns a ranch where a nearby group of Mexican revolutionaries, led by Luis Chama (John Saxon), fights for their rightful land after the U.S. government denies their claims. In response, a greedy landowner (Robert Duvall) gathers a posse to capture Chama and solicits Kidd's assistance. Kidd, who has no interest in the matter, changes his mind when he discovers Chama has stolen a horse and roughed up a worker from his ranch.

Director: John Sturges
Executive Producer: Robert Daley
Screenwriter: Elmore Leonard
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Rating: PG
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2015

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