Bad Company (1972)
A group of naive boys find that life as desperadoes in the west is more serious that they understood when they embark on abortive careers in bushwhacking. Violence, betrayal, sombre colours and a Beckettsian whimsy mark this ironic western. (imdb)
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Directed By: Robert Benton
Written By: Robert Benton, David Newman
Starring: John Savage, Jeff Bridges, David Huddleston, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner, Jerry Houser, Jim Davis, Barry Brown, John Quade, Todd Martin, Jean Allison
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Bad Company belongs to 7 collections
1. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
2. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
3. Films shot by Gordon Willis (public: moderated by Alex Watkins - 1 star)
4. Films available in HD (supplement) (public: moderated by Jorg - 1 star)
5. No physical version (easily available) in English-speaking regions (public: moderated by JooJoo)
6. Watchlist (private: allegreller)
7. Western watchlist (private: AFlickering)
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| Date | User | Rating | |
| Mar 21 | extreme87 | 53 56% |
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| Feb 06 |  |
seals | 4 29% |
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The Lil Wild Bunch, or Scamps Out West.
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| Feb 02 |  |
Budhisattva | 81 60% |
| Nov 27, 2020 |  |
BadCosmonaut | 4 42% |
| Aug 15, 2020 |  |
ylajali | 80 92% |
| Aug 09, 2020 | skeller | 85 59% |
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| Jul 22, 2020 | kjones77 | 80 72% |
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| Jun 24, 2020 | mjoc0723 | 70 77% |
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| Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 73 85% |
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| Jun 01, 2020 |  |
capodelnulla | 75 68% |
| Apr 01, 2020 |  |
cankutozturk | 76 66% |
| Jan 18, 2020 | CineLounge | 65 49% |
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| Nov 16, 2019 | Deoradh | 57 29% |
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| Oct 30, 2019 | flipperrbm | 7 87% |
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| Oct 21, 2019 |  |
buddhalou | 75 62% |
| Oct 09, 2019 | vesuvius | 57 43% |
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| Aug 09, 2019 |  |
bal3x | 60 43% |
| Jun 02, 2019 | Slowjoe | 69 63% |
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| May 27, 2019 |  |
Snufkin88 | 75 53% |
| May 11, 2019 | goldfinger | 70 59% |
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| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 70 34% |
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| Mar 30, 2019 |  |
paah | 70 58% |
| Nov 27, 2018 | GothamRich | 60 41% |
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| Jul 26, 2018 |  |
CMQuinn | 80 71% |
| Jul 08, 2018 | unalub | 70 19% |
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| Jun 26, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 71 77% |
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| Feb 11, 2018 |  |
defiance13 | 58 30% |
| Feb 07, 2018 | flund | 3 2% |
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| Jan 23, 2018 |  |
Leffingwell | 75 68% |
| Jan 21, 2018 |  |
Dorkovsky | 7 85% |
| Jan 09, 2018 | cengaveri | 75 61% |
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| Dec 31, 2017 |  |
jagarnyfiken | 81 83% |
| Dec 31, 2017 |  |
ehk2 | 74 90% |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 60 49% |
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| Mar 11, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 70 79% |
| Jan 26, 2017 | rumbeggar | 84 90% |
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| Jan 24, 2017 | Buff | 50 75% |
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joewkeh | 78 90% |
| Dec 27, 2016 | Rebert | 6 49% |
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| Oct 28, 2016 | jerrywarton | 66 58% |
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| Sep 26, 2016 | ERogers | 75 65% |
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| Aug 05, 2016 |  |
schnofel | 28 10% |
| Jul 14, 2016 |  |
jackinthebox | 80 79% |
| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 70 47% |
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| Jun 02, 2016 | thirdeye42 | 69 35% |
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| May 29, 2016 | Allynhi | 50 35% |
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| Apr 27, 2016 |  |
robot2xl | 74 83% |
| Mar 11, 2016 | M-B-M | 7 87% |
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| Nov 27, 2015 | coroner | 80 83% |
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| Nov 22, 2015 |  |
Oktay | 70 44% |
| Oct 11, 2015 | debaser1985 | 74 77% |
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| Oct 03, 2015 |  |
Charlie | 75 69% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | SnoopyStyle | 60 43% |
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| Jul 22, 2015 | zardoz13 | 70 39% |
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| Jul 14, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 7 61% |
| Jun 21, 2015 |  |
Inkerictus | 90 96% |
| Jun 01, 2015 | anjos | 70 69% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 |  |
rklenseth | 80 80% |
| Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 60 18% |
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| Feb 27, 2015 |  |
sebby | 50 27% |
| Sep 19, 2014 |  |
wokelstein | 66 41% |
| Jun 15, 2014 |  |
chiefcuster | 80 77% |
| Jun 03, 2014 | cayh | 70 44% |
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| May 17, 2014 |  |
Henrik | 81 87% |
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A refreshing and overlooked revisionist western. I really liked the acting, the dark, naturalistic cinematography by Gordon Willis and the scripts wry and ironic, almost mockingly, anti-'myth of the West' tone.
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| Apr 09, 2014 |  |
MadMan | 95 85% |
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Great cult western that is expertly made and features an excellent cast headlined by Jeff Bridges. Its clear that this was something of an inspiration for The Assassination of Jessie James By The Coward Robert Ford. That score is fantastic, too.
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| Mar 26, 2014 | glm01 | 81 68% |
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| Feb 12, 2014 | felixm85 | 70 36% |
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| Feb 05, 2014 | afirm | 75 21% |
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| Dec 04, 2013 |  |
Hans_Lucas | 75 35% |
| Nov 10, 2013 |  |
RiverRivers | 75 68% |
| Oct 21, 2013 | Jorg | 70 64% |
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| Sep 23, 2013 |  |
filmfreak88 | 75 66% |
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An engaging, wryly humorous, and sneakily thoughtful Western affair.
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| Aug 10, 2013 |  |
Sheldrake | 50 36% |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Mattsdmf | 70 41% |
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| Jun 23, 2013 |  |
hellboy76 | 69 74% |
| Mar 16, 2013 |  |
dormice | 80 71% |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Ronin21 | 73 43% |
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| Nov 13, 2012 |  |
avgcrtckr | 63 73% |
| Nov 13, 2012 |  |
filmaffinity | 59 42% |
| Sep 22, 2012 |  |
octanoid77 | 90 37% |
| Aug 12, 2012 |  |
W00DY | 57 29% |
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The awkward interactions between the characters overshadows what is otherwise a very good movie. It's a refreshing take on both the western genre and the coming-of-age drama, with a great score, lovely cinematography and some decent attempts at humour. Bridges performance is also worth seeing.
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| Jul 01, 2012 | sellis | 62 28% |
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| Jun 29, 2012 |  |
Meowfresh | 9 90% |
| Jun 27, 2012 |  |
wetwillies | 85 57% |
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Film 1111. Pretty different western. Simultaneously a coming of age friendship film and a dark drama, including a scene with a kid getting his head shot off. But that's New Hollywood, for you. Great Gordon Willis cinematography and good performances, especially from Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges, who make a nice pair.
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| Jun 27, 2012 | Jazzaloha | 68 58% |
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A very interesting Western--specifically the way it combines elements of comedy, a coming-of-age tale, gritty drama (the latter complemented by Gordon Willis' dark cinematography and simple piano score). The way the film incorporates these elements are unselfconscious and subtle, and I really liked that approach. But the key is the acting and chemistry of the two leads--Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown. Unfortunately, the acting and chemistry didn't quite work for me.
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| Jun 08, 2012 |  |
Mochard | 60 45% |
| May 30, 2012 | glm | 81 69% |
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| May 26, 2012 | e-ball | 68 46% |
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jacub82 | 82 80% |
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Cerebrus | 70 61% |
| Mar 10, 2012 | filmcricket | 80 90% |
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dzejson | 65 54% |
| Feb 17, 2012 |  |
daviddevries | 83 38% |
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dumbjaw | 68 67% |
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JJ1986 | 60 54% |
| Mar 07, 2011 | Joelius | 7 4% |
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No real point to watching it unless the ending speeds up a lot.
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| Feb 20, 2011 |  |
TV+Film-Hub | 3 18% |
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Nope: Has all the bad features of a drama: Boring, Slow, Awkward to the point of annoyance. And all the bad features of a fantastic film: Impossible to believe, crappy acting.
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| Feb 11, 2011 | chairfax | 12 81% |
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| Jan 21, 2011 |  |
salty dog | 70 55% |
| Nov 01, 2010 | ari | 83 85% |
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Bojangles | 85 94% |
| Jul 15, 2010 | rollsroyce | 65 54% |
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fabiovisnadi | 76 23% |
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jeff_v | 70 63% |
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driscarpin | 79 63% |
| May 23, 2009 | chiphall72 | 65 39% |
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| May 14, 2009 |  |
orangezen | 40 4% |
| Apr 25, 2009 | alpinaburana | 82 82% |
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| Apr 23, 2009 |  |
imdb | 72 77% |
| Feb 14, 2009 |  |
ewp805 | 75 60% |
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JooJoo | 5 80% |
| Jul 29, 2008 |  |
meester | 40 25% |
| Jul 06, 2008 | neophiliac | 80 66% |
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| Jun 06, 2008 |  |
Zoltan | 70 72% |
| Mar 25, 2008 | nuotio | 63 76% |
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| Mar 24, 2008 | Ivanhoe | 80 68% |
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| Mar 18, 2008 | RNG | 85 85% |
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| Dec 02, 2007 | welike | 30 67% |
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| Aug 03, 2007 |  |
Travisbickle | 85 55% |
| Jun 29, 2007 |  |
Actionberg | 60 29% |
| Jun 02, 2007 |  |
Stain | 90 86% |
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One of the most original Westerns ever made. There are a few firearms but do NOT go in expecting an action movie. If you're familiar with Benton's oeuvre you've a better idea of what to expect
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| May 10, 2007 | esse | 80 82% |
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| May 08, 2007 | Malcym | 7 76% |
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| Mar 01, 2007 |  |
TheDiceman | 75 89% |
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Great film.
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| Dec 29, 2006 | Madstone | 91 60% |
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| Average Percentile 59.24% from 125 Ratings |  |
