The Rounders

The Rounders

The wild west's biggest fall guys go head over heels... for a mean-eyed bronc... and some bear-backed fillies

Directed by Burt Kennedy

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

196585 min5.5 / 10

A lighthearted Western comedy about two hapless cowboys and their schemes with an unrideable horse, built on charm, camaraderie, and good-natured scheming.

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben finds that the horse is un-rideable, he comes up with the idea of taking it to a rodeo and betting other cowhands they cannot ride it.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Rounders sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Rounders easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Rounders scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Rounders end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Rounders violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Rounders

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Rounders

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Rounders, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Rounders, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Rounders, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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