
Invitation to a Gunfighter
He Kills By Invitation
Directed by Richard Wilson
Produced by Stanley Kramer Productions, Hermes Productions
A revenge-driven Western about a Confederate veteran stripped of everything—home, love, and property—forced into a deadly confrontation with a hired gunman in a hostile post-war landscape.
In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
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Is Invitation to a Gunfighter scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Invitation to a Gunfighter violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Invitation to a Gunfighter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Invitation to a Gunfighter sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Invitation to a Gunfighter end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Invitation to a Gunfighter
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Invitation to a Gunfighter
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Invitation to a Gunfighter, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Invitation to a Gunfighter, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Invitation to a Gunfighter, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































