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Open Range
Why this pick
Its deliberate frontier pace, plain-spoken moral codes, and growing bond between two capable gunmen closely echo Appaloosa’s restrained, character-first Western tension.
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MOVIE2008 1h 55m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1882, the small town of Appaloosa, New Mexico, is being terrorized by local rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons), who killed the town's marshal, Jack Bell, and two deputies when they came to Bragg's ranch to arrest two men. The town hires Law enforcement officer and peacekeeper Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his Deputy sheriff Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) to protect and regain control of the town. The pair agrees on one condition: that the town follow Cole's law and essentially cede control to him. The lawmen begin by confronting four of Bragg's men who are causing a disturbance in the saloon. Three men refuse to allow themselves to be arrested, forcing Cole and Hitch to kill them. The fourth man surrenders and leaves the saloon. Bragg has a meeting with Cole and Hitch, initiating a standoff.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ed Harris
Virgil Cole
Viggo Mortensen
Everett Hitch
Renée Zellweger
Allie
Jeremy Irons
Randall Bragg
James Gammon
Earl May
Timothy Spall
Phil Olson
Tom Bower
Abner Raines
Lance Henriksen
Ring Shelton