Film

The Quick and the Dead 1995

Directed by Sam Raimi

  • Western, Action, Drama, Thriller
  • 107 min
  • R

Think you're quick enough?

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

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Character

Effortless, resolved, unpretentious and grave.

  • effortlessdemanding
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • gravecomic
  • character-ledplot-driven

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 50 / 5The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The SincereThe Sincere: disliked by 20 / 2The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

32 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.