Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater

Directed by John Hillcoat

Produced by Rockstar Games

201029 min6.8 / 10

A gritty spaghetti-western vignette following a gunslinger's pursuit of a former friend through a morally ambiguous frontier landscape.

A slice-in-time of John Marston as he tracks down his former fellow outlaw and friend, Bill Williamson. Along the way, Marston encounters many of Red Dead Redemption’s eclectic cast of dreamers, misfits and liars.

Questions people ask

  • Is Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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