Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999 · 138 min · EN · R · 6.4 (168 votes)
Dir. Ang Lee · Starring Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire, Jewel, Jeffrey Wright, Simon Baker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Music Mychael Danna

In a No-man's Land between North and South, You didn't fight for the Blue or the Grey... You fought for your friends and family.

DramaWarRomanceWestern

Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.

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A raw, character-driven journey through the brutal realities of the Civil War's borderlands. It feels like a dusty, forgotten tale of survival, where honor is forged in the crucible of violence and unlikely bonds bloom in the harshest of circumstances.

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