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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Why this pick
Its weathered, elegiac outlaw world and emphasis on friendships fraying under inevitable violence closely match the mournful, unsentimental pull of The Long Riders.
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MOVIE1980 1h 39m USA
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The Proposition
Why this pick
A stark, dusty outlaw drama with a brotherhood at its center, it shares The Long Riders’ harsh physicality, moral fatalism, and tense bursts of violence.
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The Wild Bunch
Why this pick
For the same sense of a criminal band reaching the end of its era, rendered with rough camaraderie, tragic momentum, and forceful period detail.
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The Great Silence
Why this pick
Its wintry frontier, bleak moral landscape, and controlled violence offer a more stylized but equally fatalistic companion to The Long Riders.
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Ride the High Country
Why this pick
This compact, character-led western finds deep melancholy in aging gunmen and loyalty under pressure, echoing the human weight beneath The Long Riders’ action.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
During the years following the American Civil War, banks and trains become the targets of the James-Younger gang, outlaws who terrorize the Midwestern United States. The band of robbers is led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, along with several of their brothers.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
David Carradine
Cole Younger
Robert Carradine
Bob Younger
Kevin Brophy
John Younger
Christopher Guest
Charlie Ford
Nicholas Guest
Bob Ford
Shelby Leverington
Annie Ralston
Felice Orlandi
Mr. Reddick
Pamela Reed
Belle Starr