Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide

AN ADVENTURE THAT AVALANCHES FROM THE BULLET-PROOF ROOF OF THE ROCKIES TO THE FIERY DESERT FLOOR!

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

195188 min7.4 / 10

A classic Western pursuit narrative centered on duty, vengeance, and frontier justice, with a marshal protecting an innocent man across hostile desert terrain while hunted by a grieving, vengeful patriarch.

US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?

Questions people ask

  • Is Along the Great Divide scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Along the Great Divide violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Along the Great Divide sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Along the Great Divide easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Along the Great Divide 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.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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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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