The Virginian

The Virginian

The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!

Directed by Stuart Gilmore

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194687 min6.2 / 10

A classic Western romance where an eastern schoolteacher's arrival disrupts a cowboy's world, forcing him to choose between frontier violence and civilized love.

Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Virginian easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

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

  • Is The Virginian violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Virginian scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Virginian 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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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Virginian

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Same Mood as The Virginian

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Virginian, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Virginian, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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