Tom Horn

Tom Horn

1980 · 94 min · EN · R · 6.5 (96 votes)
Dir. William Wiard · Starring Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens, Peter Canon · Music Ernest Gold

See him before he sees you

WesternActionDrama

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

VIBE

A somber, dust-choked Western that feels like a slow march towards inevitable doom. It's a stoic, brutal look at a fading era, where a man's skills become obsolete and justice is a cruel joke. Feels like the end of the world for a lone hero.

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