The Quick and the Dead

58%

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54%

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50,000+ Ratings

A mysterious woman gunslinger, Ellen (Sharon Stone), saunters into the town of Redemption looking for revenge. Her father was killed by the town's sad*stic mayor, Herod (Gene Hackman), who is in the midst of organizing a quick-draw tournament. The lady enters, joining a cast of miscreants and outlaws for a brutal competition in which the loser dies. Among the competitors is "The Kid" (Leonardo DiCaprio), an upstart who has his own score to settle with Herod.

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Critics Consensus

The Quick and the Dead isn't quite the draw that its intriguing premise and pedigree suggest, but fans of nontraditional Westerns should have some rootin' tootin' fun.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

The plot of this low-camp revenge thriller is little more than an excuse to line up one badass cowboy (or girl) opposite another and let the eyeball-to-eyeball fireworks fly.

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Derek Adams

Time Out

A deadpan black comedy, Sam Raimi's fast-paced movie looks and sounds like a Leone oater but more so.

Jun 24, 2006

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Mr. Raimi is limited by a sketch mentality, which means his jokes tend to be over long before his films end. But his tastes for visual mischief and crazy, ill-advised homage can still make for sly, sporadic fun.

Rated: 3/4

May 20, 2003

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a pared-down premise that's employed to predominantly entertaining (and sporadically spellbinding) effect by Raimi...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 2, 2020

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Frequent gun violence in quirky '90s Western.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 11, 2015

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Sam Raimi does a lot of interesting things in The Quick and the Dead and Sharon Stone plays a convincing female gunfighter, but the one-horse plot with no subplots to generate additional interest becomes a drag.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 19, 2009

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Shannon G What the hec . Leo looks 15 . Seems so ridiculous. Sharon look's STUNNINGLY beautiful. Hardly a gun slinger in late 1800's . What a goof ball dumb ass movie . Watch a real western. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review chris h Has some decent visuals...but it just falls flat in all areas Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Dionisis T A totally classic and ordinary western movie with one of the best casting for such a movie! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Alec B It has problems to be sure (each character could use just a touch more development) but I honestly don't understand the hostility or the tepid responses this movie gets. Its fun western pulp propelled by Raimi's stylized direction. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Katelyn H Screw the haters, honestly this movie is a classic and is absolutely underrated. Top notch western action. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/23 Full Review vince g The dumbest plot line and writing I have ever seen in a western. Do not waste your time watching this . It is not worth it. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sam Raimi Director Sharon Stone The Lady Gene Hackman John Herod Russell Crowe Cort Leonardo DiCaprio The Kid Tobin Bell Dog Kelly

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Synopsis A mysterious woman gunslinger, Ellen (Sharon Stone), saunters into the town of Redemption looking for revenge. Her father was killed by the town's sad*stic mayor, Herod (Gene Hackman), who is in the midst of organizing a quick-draw tournament. The lady enters, joining a cast of miscreants and outlaws for a brutal competition in which the loser dies. Among the competitors is "The Kid" (Leonardo DiCaprio), an upstart who has his own score to settle with Herod.

Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Allen Shapiro, Patrick Markey, Joshua Donen
Screenwriter: Simon Moore
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Western, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround