No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

Twenty-four "victims" had died before his lightning draw...until he came to the quiet town that had marked him for death!

Directed by Jack Arnold

Produced by Universal International Pictures

195977 min6.6 / 10

A tense Western thriller built on paranoia and moral ambiguity, where a hired killer's arrival in a small town forces its citizens to confront their own guilt and secrets.

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Questions people ask

  • Does No Name on the Bullet end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is No Name on the Bullet scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is No Name on the Bullet easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is No Name on the Bullet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is No Name on the Bullet violent? 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.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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