Five Guns West

Five Guns West

GUNS, GOLD AND A GIRL!

Directed by Roger Corman

Produced by American Releasing Corporation (ARC), Palo Alto Productions

195578 min4.5 / 10

A mid-1950s Western adventure built on the premise of condemned men seeking redemption through a dangerous mission for gold and pardons.

During the Civil War, five condemned Southern prisoners are plucked off Death Row and promised pardons on the condition that they undertake a mission to head west and bring back a double-crossing Confederate spy who has a stagecoach full of Confederate gold.

Questions people ask

  • Is Five Guns West sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Five Guns West violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Five Guns West scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Five Guns West easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Five Guns West 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Five Guns West

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Five Guns West

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Five Guns West, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Five Guns West, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Five Guns West, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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