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The Shootist

1976
Drama, Western
1h 40m
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Rated 07 May 2009
74
69th
Borders on greatness. A great way for Wayne to go out, at least.
Rated 02 Aug 2009
88
94th
John Wayne (an actor to be honest I have no great love for) gives one final brilliant showing. I've watched many Wayne films as my Dad is a huge fan of his, and I have to say this is by far my favourite. Touching and heartfelt, and it has to be said, a fitting end to Wayne's legacy, fan or not.
Rated 23 Mar 2010
3
45th
A film with many layers, paralleling the main character's death with that of the old west, the western genre, and most poignantly, John Wayne himself. Its rich sense of period, littered with encroaching technology (the telephone, the car, running water), is one of its most admirable qualities. Unfortunately it's a little flat and tedious.
Rated 04 Apr 2012
70
53rd
John Wayne really, really wanted to play Jimmy Ringo in Henry King's "the Gunfighter" (1950), but the role went to Gregory Peck. Here he got a "second chance", because both the story and character arevery similar. The idea of the notorious gunfighter (or shootist if you will), who has to carry the weight of his brutal past, was portraited better by King. However Siegel's film works beter as an homage to a real movie icon, who had to struggle with his own disease in real life (twice).
Rated 11 Sep 2020
83
83rd
One year after "Rooster Cogburn", Wayne turns in his spurs and hat with the role of a lifetime, he might have been well past his prime, and westerns may have been going out of style, but he went out with the perfect, bittersweet high note that can only make us wonder at what he could have done with ten more years of life left in him. It seems much more than chance that "The Shootist" was his final movie.
Rated 13 Jul 2007
72
73rd
A worthy summary of Wayne's whole career, and one of his more interesting and deeper roles.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
4th
John Wayne's finest role in his last movie. It summs up both the lure of the western, and its death as a genre in modern times.
Rated 02 Jan 2008
85
75th
An unlikely winner. Lauren Bacall and John Wayne steal the show with a little help from a young Ron Howard. Touching and genuine portrait of a faded gun-slinger. Underplayed and convincing this is lovingly shot with a real sincerity that runs through it. Not a typical John Wayne film, but probably my favourite.
Rated 10 Jul 2010
87
95th
John Wayne one of the greats.
Rated 15 Feb 2017
78
68th
Good movie, made richer for knowing it was Wayne's last one. It felt like it was exploring the career of a gunfighter, the career of John Wayne, and the genre itself, beginning with a cool montage of scenes borrowed from earlier Wayne movies. Wayne gives a fine performance. Also enjoyed seeing Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, Ron Howard, and even the likes of Richard Boone.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
55
49th
Classic western.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
95
96th
My favorite John Wayne movie. Great characters.
Rated 16 Jan 2008
76
28th
The Duke's last movie.
Rated 06 Dec 2008
68
72nd
good movie
Rated 08 Feb 2009
99
85th
A nice tale well told and acted with grace and dignity by the Duke himself
Rated 15 Feb 2010
84
60th
On of John Wayne's best later performances. Fine direction and a good supporting cast.
Rated 04 Mar 2010
65
40th
John Wayne's last film functions more or less as a living wake, so transparent is its character study of an aged, cancer-ravaged gunfighter, a walking anachronism and legend. Sure, it's occasionally sentimental, but like most thoughtful Westerns that depict the end of the era, it has a rueful regard for violence and a cautious resignation toward modernity.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
28
33rd
Not bad, but not great. I don't remember it too well.
Rated 05 Aug 2010
73
36th
Fun whether you like John Wayne or hate him, though for different reasons. It's a last hurrah and clearly idolizes him but there's also no lack of criticism of the character he created. Pretty nice ending too.
Rated 26 Oct 2010
95
75th
Has any role ever better fit an actor?
Rated 01 Feb 2011
4
78th
Another sunset classic
Rated 14 Aug 2013
85
33rd
The movie has some really nice scenes, talks about a man and his ideals.
Rated 18 Dec 2013
85
83rd
84.500
Rated 15 May 2014
75
60th
A little disappointing to be honest as it plays out too much like a Lifetime or Hallmark movie. It's got great ideas, strong characters and there is a real sincerity behind it all; but it was just too slow-moving, predictable and cliché. Still, it's worth a watch as John Wayne himself has never been better; he turns in a deep, heartfelt performance that, in my opinion, was the best of his career.
Rated 07 Mar 2016
85
89th
The Western: the death of the old, the rise of the new. It's finest times were in the 60's, with Ford, with Stewart, Peck, and of course John Wayne who, as always, plays himself. This time befitting the genre hallmarked by change to the new, as a man dying of cancer, awaiting his final moments. Through this film he says goodbye, to both the western and his audience.
Rated 15 Apr 2016
86
87th
Loved the dialogue, loved the attitude. "Im a dying man afraid of the dark". A poignant, punchy sendoff for Wayne, whether or not it was intended as his final film. Loved the footage of his past films used in the opening to remind us of his legend. Would make a badass double feature with gran torino
Rated 19 May 2016
91
83rd
Ok, so we're giving two to the Duke. Close to reality last movie for John Wayne as a retired gunslinger dying of cancer who goes to a small town to live out his last days. Of course he is challenged by a young gunman. Wonderful supporting cast with Lauren Bacall as the landlady, Ron Howard as her son who wants to learn to shoot and Jimmy Stewart (again!) as the country doctor. Sadly the last movie for John Wayne as he would soon after die from a long battle with the Big C.
Rated 15 Jun 2018
70
46th
For fans of The Duke, I'm sure this is a fitting end. It is heartfelt and has a sense of finality that proved to be true for the legendary actor. Much of it seems like a love letter to himself, but I suppose he deserves it
Rated 17 Mar 2022
70
42nd
This is a nice swan song for Wayne. (It was not intended as his last film, but unreliable health kept him off the screen until his death 3 years later.) It not necessarily a great film. Don Siegel reliably delivers a well-constructed film, but it seems to be fairly cheap production and the quality of the sets wavers drastically. Some scenes look great, but some look barely better than television.
Rated 02 Jan 2023
90
90th
I’m a sucker for any film about an old dying cowboy hero

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