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The Shadow Riders

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Mac Traven (Tom Selleck) is a Civil War veteran who fought for the North, while his brother, Dal (Sam Elliott), was allied with the South. In spite of this considerable point of contention, the siblings must work together when they find that other family members have been abducted, along with Dal's girlfriend, Kate (Katharine Ross). Joined by their trouble-making uncle "Black Jack" (Ben Johnson), Mac and Dal relentlessly pursue the criminals to rescue their relatives.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews So dull that it passes for family value entertainment. Rated: C Oct 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Deepest Bluest Suede Darius Dick Stinger Apini Emanuel Grouch Nukem III AKA The Rumble AKA Jennyanyany McPoopface Bridgerton AKA The Count of Monte Fisto Solid movie, Sam Elliot ass off as always. CT5 voice. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Ace R This is not a bad movie. It's not a movie that I would want to see more than once though. I recommend that you see this movie once. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Audience Member Two brothers fought on opposite sides of the civil war (Selleck / Elliot) - but when their family is abducted and taken to Mexico, they team up to rescue them. It's cheesy like the western show at Six Flags, but also decently entertaining. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot make a great pair in this film as they play brothers on opposing sides of the Civil War who work together to save women kidnapped by Confederate soldiers. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice story, enterteining.. Solid perfomance from Selleck as usual Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review don s A straight-forward western set at the end of the Civil War, though other than brothers fighting on opposite sides, it has nothing to do with the war. This was made for TV, so the production values are what you'd expect. Selleck and Elliott were made for westerns - very believable. Witty adventure I enjoyed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Andrew V. McLaglen

Director

Tom Selleck

Mac Traven

Sam Elliott

Dal Traven

Katharine Ross

Kate Connery

Ben Johnson

Uncle "Black Jack" Traven

Geoffrey Lewis

Major Cooper Ashbury
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Synopsis Mac Traven (Tom Selleck) is a Civil War veteran who fought for the North, while his brother, Dal (Sam Elliott), was allied with the South. In spite of this considerable point of contention, the siblings must work together when they find that other family members have been abducted, along with Dal's girlfriend, Kate (Katharine Ross). Joined by their trouble-making uncle "Black Jack" (Ben Johnson), Mac and Dal relentlessly pursue the criminals to rescue their relatives.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
Dennis Durney, Verne Noble
Screenwriter
Jim Byrnes
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Television, CBS Productions, Pelagius Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 40m
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