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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure
Language:
English
Running time:
2:15:06
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
720 (High Definition)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Daniel Craig Jake Lonergan
  2. Harrison Ford Woodrow Dolarhyde
  3. Olivia Wilde Ella Swenson
  4. Sam Rockwell Doc
  5. Adam Beach Nat Colorado
  6. Paul Dano Percy Dollarhyde
  7. Noah Ringer Emmett Taggart
  8. Abigail Spencer Alice
  9. Brendan Wayne Charlie Lyle
  10. Buck Taylor Wes Claiborne
  11. Matt Taylor Luke Claiborne
  12. Jimmy Jatho Saloon Patron
  13. Cooper Taylor Mose Claiborne
  14. Clancy Brown Meacham
  15. Kenny Call Greavy
  16. Chris Browning Jed Parker
  17. Julio Cedillo Bronc
  18. Ana de la Reguera Maria
  19. Garret James Noel Gang Member
  20. Brian Duffy Deputy

Directors

  1. Jon Favreau

Producers

  1. Brian Grazer
  2. Ron Howard
  3. Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
  4. Alex Kurtzman
  5. Roberto Orci
  6. Damon Lindelof

Writers

  1. Alex Kurtzman
  2. Roberto Orci

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Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the local cowboys, headed by gunslinger Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), and the indigenous Apache tribe have been feuding fiercely for quite a while. Their skirmish is interrupted, however, by the appearance of a spaceship, commanded by an alien creature that's bent on enslaving the human race. It's time for a six-gun shoot-out between these c... Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the local cowboys, headed by gunslinger Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), and the indigenous Apache tribe have been feuding fiercely for quite a while. Their skirmish is interrupted, however, by the appearance of a spaceship, commanded by an alien creature that's bent on enslaving the human race. It's time for a six-gun shoot-out between these cattle rustlers and space invaders, and there might even be a temporary peace between the cowboys and Indians as they both take aim at these extraterrestrial uninvited guests. Jon Favreau directs from a script by Star Trek scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, with help from Lost's Damon Lindelof. Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, and Sam Rockwell fill out the headlining cast.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

44%Tomatometer score: 44% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National I can't think of another premise this year that promised so many schlocky high concept thrills but delivered so little. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia) Overall, a dull, overblown and forgettable farrago. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Ed Gibbs, Sydney Morning Herald There is nothing that fascinating about Favreau's treatment, nor his source material, but compared with similar blockbuster fare of recent months, this curious exercise in genre bending is very watchable. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    David Sexton, This is London If you can swallow the shameless set-up, it's all highly entertaining. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph Favreau ... allows the material's imaginative possibilities to flare up and fade away. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] Yes, yes, cowboys punching aliens in the face can be funny. But it doesn't make this silly endeavour worthwhile. Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia) Jon Favreau made a really good comic book adaptation out of the original Iron Man but like every director he's dependant on a good screenplay and this one relies on clichés and having taken on this mix of genres it actually isn't wild enough conceptually. Full review External link

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