The Lone Ranger

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The Lone Ranger

PG-13

2013

2h 29m

Western

Action

Adventure

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In 1933 a boy discovers an ancient Native American in a sideshow carnival tent. The Indian is Tonto (Johnny Depp), the old companion of John Reid (Armie Hammer), a lawman more famously known as the Lone Ranger. With this opportunity to set the record straight about his and Reid's adventures, Tonto recalls the day in 1869 when he first encountered the man who would be his trusted friend and tells of their teamwork bringing down Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) and other Old West outlaws.

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Critics Consensus

Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp make for an appealing pair of leads, but they're not enough to make up for The Lone Ranger's bland script, bloated length, and blaring action overkill.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

09/05/2017

2/5

Guess what? It's not actually that bad.

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Monica Castillo

Bitch Media

05/10/2016

In short, the "spirit guide" of this film would be an odious trash heap.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

04/23/2015

C-

A horrifically boring movie that feels like a long lost sequel to Wild Wild West (1999), another big-budget western disaster.

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Mar 24

This film often felt like it was about 45 minutes too long and there were numerous scenes where I found myself asking why they were there and what did they have to do with furthering the plot

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

04/12/2023

6/10

The Lone Ranger employs positive elements of the Western and doesn't stop being entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/02/2022

3/4

Even if, at times, the end result isn’t coherent or well balanced, it’s laudable in its defiance of the ordinary.

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Noah W

@RT11297498 May 7

The Lone Ranger movie follows John Reid, a lawyer on an adventure through the Wild West with an unexpected partner, Tonto. The two work together, fighting criminals and bringing justice to the land. Throughout this story, the theme of justice is very prominent. We can see this in multiple points in the story, including the train scene, where, even though the criminals were getting away. In the chief scene. John, trying to negotiate with the chief and following Tonto’s example, speaks in very easy-to-understand English, explaining that he’s the spirit walker and can save their tribe. The chief finds this hilarious and laughs out loud with the rest of the people in the teepee. This contradicts the common stereotype that Indigenous people are always stoic.

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Kaden D

@RT72531975 Apr 5

No the best, not the worst. It has its charm.

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I Am F

@Creepblaster Mar 25

The opening can do better, don't drag it. The middle part is okay, the action scene in the end is perfect. Basically need more work on the story and everything is fine.

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Alex.Young T

@Alextual Feb 24

Very lengthy but entertaining film.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Feb 4

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Dominic Emmanuel S

@dominic726 Jan 28

this movie is honestly a worse Disney western movie than home on the range mainly because it drags way to long and has a tone whiplash worse than Dark Shadows (2012)

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Synopsis

In 1933 a boy discovers an ancient Native American in a sideshow carnival tent. The Indian is Tonto (Johnny Depp), the old companion of John Reid (Armie Hammer), a lawman more famously known as the Lone Ranger. With this opportunity to set the record straight about his and Reid's adventures, Tonto recalls the day in 1869 when he first encountered the man who would be his trusted friend and tells of their teamwork bringing down Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) and other Old West outlaws.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Justin Haythe
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Blind Wink, Infinitum Nihil
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Seq of Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Western, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.3M
Runtime: 2h 29m