Does The Cowboys end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cowboys violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cowboys easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cowboys scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cowboys

Name: The Cowboys
Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 1972
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr.

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

Directed by Mark Rydell

Produced by Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures

1972134 min7.1 / 10

A coming-of-age Western about a rancher who transforms a group of schoolboys into capable men through a cattle drive, only to face danger from rustlers and the harsh realities of frontier life.

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Questions people ask

Does The Cowboys end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Cowboys violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Cowboys easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Cowboys scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cowboys 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.

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