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Reviews. The Shootist. Roger Ebert January 01, 1976. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. He rides onscreen in The Shootist afraid that he is dying. Not afraid he'll be killed, but afraid he's dying, which is the last thing we anticipated a John Wayne character would do of his own accord. It is 1901: He has outlived his century.
81% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 88% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings J.B. Books (John Wayne, in his final film role) is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the...
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- John Wayne
The film has an 81% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews. The film was nominated by the American Film Institute as one of the best Western films in 2008. In 2020, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wrote:
The Shootist is an uneven, elegiac tribute to a great career. The script leaves a lot to be desired, but is compensated for by some fine performances (especially Wayne's), Bruce Surtees' poignant cinematography, and Don Siegel's carefully paced direction. Read More. FULL REVIEW.
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- 2 min
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Emilie Black Cinema Crazed. The Shootist is a solid Western with some deeper themes to its center, making the connection between the...
Jul 21, 1976 · With John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart. A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
The Shootist is a great swan song to the film career of John Wayne and a great movie on its own merit. The parallels between Wayne's life at the time the film was made and the character (J.B.Brooks) he plays in the movie only add a poignant sadness. This sadness is part of the film, it never lets up.
