100 Rifles

100 Rifles

All they need is… 100 RIFLES

Directed by Tom Gries

Produced by Marvin Schwartz Productions, 20th Century Fox

1969110 min5.9 / 10

A 1960s action-adventure Western that uses a bank robbery and prison escape to explore themes of loyalty, identity, and solidarity across racial and national lines in revolutionary Mexico.

When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, where Lyedecker meets beautiful Yaqui freedom fighter Sarita and begins to question his allegiances.

Questions people ask

  • Is 100 Rifles violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is 100 Rifles scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is 100 Rifles easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does 100 Rifles end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is 100 Rifles sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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