Rio Bravo

Mar, 1959

141 mins

7.8

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

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Reviews

John Chard

7.0

November 25, 2019

The good outweighs the bad in Hawks macho movie. Filmed by Howard Hawks as a response to what he saw as none macho cinema in Gary Cooper's acclaimed High Noon, Rio Bravo has moments of brilliance that are sadly coupled with failings that are not Hawksian peccadilloes. The macho plot is simple but wholly effective as our heavily out n...
CinemaSerf

8.0

June 09, 2024

Sherriff "John T." (John Wayne) is saddled with a drunken deputy "Dude" (Dean Martin) just at a time when local landowner "Burdette" (John Russell) is besieging the jail to extricate his murderous brother. Luckily, his friend "Pat" (Ward Bond) drives his wagon train through the town and he's got the gunslinging "Colorado" (Ricky Nelson) o...

Videos

4K Ultra HD Promo
Oct 04, 2023

Teaser
Angie Dickinson on ‘Rio Bravo’ and Working with Howard Hawks | TCMFF 2023
Apr 14, 2023

Featurette
TCM Backlot Presents RIO BRAVO ('59) with Angie Dickinson & Ben Mankiewicz
Dec 03, 2018

Featurette
Trailer
Jul 08, 2014

Trailer
Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Jul 16, 2010

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