Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

A Giant of a movie

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by Highroad Productions, Columbia Pictures

1969128 min6.6 / 10

A sprawling Western adventure centered on a high-stakes treasure hunt, driven by competing factions and frontier action rather than introspection.

A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mackenna's Gold sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Mackenna's Gold violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Mackenna's Gold scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Mackenna's Gold end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mackenna's Gold 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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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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