Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

DOUBLE HANGING -- DOUBLE THRILLS!

Directed by Budd Boetticher

Produced by Producers-Actors Corporation, Scott-Brown Productions

195880 min6.6 / 10

A classic Western about a drifter entangled in a murder and corruption in a lawless border town, balancing action with moral ambiguity.

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

Questions people ask

  • Is Buchanan Rides Alone scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Buchanan Rides Alone violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Buchanan Rides Alone end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Buchanan Rides Alone sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Buchanan Rides Alone easy watching? 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.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

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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