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The Old Way

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Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage stars in his first-ever Western as Colton Briggs, a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner -- his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) -- in this action-filled film that builds toward its fateful showdown with pulse-pounding suspense.
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Nicolas Cage's first Western may be a bit of a genre departure for the prolific actor, but in most respects, it's merely a return to his Old Way of picking up roles in disappointingly subpar projects.

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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) It's just so bland and cheap-looking. Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Two elements make the picture worth watching: one is Nicolas Cage, wearily brutal as Colton Briggs, a man who has already completed a lifetime’s worth of killing. The other is Ryan Kiera Armstrong... Rated: 3/5 Jan 16, 2023 Full Review Jordan King Empire Magazine Though Cage and Armstrong’s father-daughter dynamic merits praise, The Old Way tries so hard to emulate Westerns past that it squanders a gilt-edged opportunity to do something new. Rated: 2/5 Jan 13, 2023 Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk The hope or lack-thereof for the next generation and having to deal with the sins of their forefathers is an age-old one and that’s why it resonates so deeply. Rated: 7/10 Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews The premise sounded really standard on paper… and sadly, it’s just as standard in the finished product. Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2024 Full Review Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene In the end The Old Way is minor Cage in a minor film, but lovers of Westerns and sleight-of-hand acting will find it a tolerable amusement. Rated: B- Jun 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cathy P It was predictable and slow at times. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Disappointed It was like watching a very low budget movie with inexperienced actors. Best actor was the little girl. But who leaves a 12 year old to survive on her own and run a merchantile store by herself even during the wild west? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Kathleen W Very very slow. Nicholas Cage needs to hang it up. Too old. The little girl that played Brooke was very good. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review John F It was a good western. I like Nick Cage too, so it was fun seeing him in that role. The girl who played the daughter was very good. The movie was a bit predictable, but I enjoyed it! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Donna M Not your typical western, slow moving but I liked it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Phil As soon as I saw the unbelievably fake mustache on Cage in the first scene of the movie, I almost walked out…I should have! Terrible writing, terrible directing, terrible cast, and one of Nicolas Cages worst performance’s ever! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Brett Donowho

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Nicolas Cage

Colton Briggs

Ryan Kiera Armstrong

Brooke

Clint Howard

Eustice

Abraham Benrubi

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Nick Searcy

Marshal Jarret

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Synopsis Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage stars in his first-ever Western as Colton Briggs, a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner -- his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) -- in this action-filled film that builds toward its fateful showdown with pulse-pounding suspense.
Director
Brett Donowho
Producer
Brett Donowho, Micah Haley, Robert Paschall Jr., R. Bryan Wright, Sasha Yelaun
Screenwriter
Carl W. Lucas
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Intercut Capital, Tri-Fold Pictures, Saturn Films, E1 Entertainment, EchoWolf Productions, Capstone Studios
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Western, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 6, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$365.0K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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