Is The Desperate Trail scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Desperate Trail sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 Desperate Trail violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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.

Does The Desperate Trail end with hope?

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.

Is The Desperate Trail easy watching?

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 Desperate Trail

Name: The Desperate Trail
Genre: Western, Action, Drama, Crime
Released: 1994
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Sam Elliott, Craig Sheffer, Linda Fiorentino, Frank Whaley, John Furlong

No one escapes from Marshal Bill Speakes.

Directed by P.J. Pesce

Produced by Turner Home Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America

199496 min4.8 / 10

A classic Western chase thriller built on the collision between a charming con man and a fiery fugitive, pursued relentlessly by an unstoppable marshal across hostile terrain.

Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.

Clusters

Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Honor, Sacrifice, and Steel Combat and Battles Native American & Frontier Life Heist and Police Chase Movies

Genres

Western Action Drama Crime

Keywords

Hold-up Robbery Thief Shootout Pursuit Cowboy

Questions people ask

Is The Desperate Trail scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Desperate Trail sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Desperate Trail violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does The Desperate Trail end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Desperate Trail 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.

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