The Highwaymen

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The Highwaymen

R

2019

2h 12m

Crime

Drama

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Former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and Maney Gault join forces to try and capture notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

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Critics Consensus

The Highwaymen depicts law enforcement's side of the Bonnie and Clyde manhunt -- a story that's unfortunately not quite as entertaining despite its marquee leads.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/23/2019

A lot of why this works is because of [Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson's] chemistry together.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

04/12/2019

Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson on a mission to hunt down Bonnie and Clyde? It's a hard idea to hate, and this Netflix movie is easy enough to enjoy.

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

04/02/2019

It's hardly an insult to acknowledge that The Highwaymen is no classic on the level of Bonnie and Clyde. But it is, in its way, the perfect corrective to Penn's film.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

08/07/2024

3/5

...while not exactly box-fresh, there’s lots to enjoy in two big star performances, a strong sense of period detail (as you’d expect from a $50 million production) and a decidedly retro ‘respect the law’ POV….

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

05/10/2024

B

The power of The Highwaymen is that it allows room for the viewer to draw their own conclusions.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

4.5/5

I get the inevitable complaints of “too slow” and “not enough action”. Yet I found myself loving it – the slow burn, the prickly Costner, the subtle moral questions it tosses out there.

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J H

@RT44490115 May 7

Well acted and food action in spots but way too long.

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dave e

@caseyeisenman Jan 4

This was a finely made film that deserves to be seen. More story than action, however it moved me in a way that most action films do. Great acting, and I give it 4 starz!

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JM H

@JMH9999 Nov 28

Great pairing of Costner and Harrelson. Sad material but really well made. Missed some facts, but I’d still recommend it.

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stephen b

@RT02381805 Nov 16

Too serious for a buddy movie and yet also somehow not dramatic enough. And from a historical perspective it also completely glosses over why the Texas Rangers had been disbanded in the first place.

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bob c

@RT46426964 Oct 31

Good but grim. So a better depiction of the subject matter than Warren Beaty’s thingy. Costner good and really grim

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Mary S

@RT31692299 Sep 30

Much too slow. Character studies are labored and ill-defined.

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Synopsis

Former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and Maney Gault join forces to try and capture notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

Director: John Lee Hancock
Producer: Casey Silver
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Media Rights Capital, Universal Pictures, Netflix, Casey Silver Productions
Rating: R (Bloody Images|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2019
Runtime: 2h 12m