Abilene Town

Abilene Town

Ablaze with guns and guts and glory!

Directed by Edwin L. Marin

Produced by Guild Productions Inc., United Artists

194689 min5.4 / 10

A mid-century Western about a marshal navigating the tensions between rival factions in a frontier town, blending action, social conflict, and romantic elements.

Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

Questions people ask

  • Is Abilene Town sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Abilene Town violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Abilene Town easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Abilene Town scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Abilene Town end with hope? 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Abilene Town

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Abilene Town

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Abilene Town, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Abilene Town, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Abilene Town, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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