Red Rock West

Red Rock West

Where nothing is as it seems.

Directed by John Dahl

Produced by Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

199398 min6.8 / 10

A taut neo-noir thriller about a desperate man caught in a web of mistaken identity and escalating violence in a small Wyoming town.

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

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  • Is Red Rock West scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Red Rock West one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 86% of films.

  • Does Red Rock West end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Red Rock West easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Red Rock West violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Red Rock West sad? 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise74

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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