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Hang 'Em High

1968 · Movie · PG-13 · 114 min

6.8(850)unSUB Rating

WesternDrama

After surviving a wrongful lynching, a man takes a badge in a rough frontier territory and sets out to bring the vigilantes who tried to kill him to justice. As he tracks them down, his drive for payback clashes with the demands of due process, forcing hard choices about what justice should look like in a lawless land.

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Details
Original title
Hang 'em High
Years
1968
Release date
1968-04-12
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
114 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.8/10 (850 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a revenge-turned-justice Western with a darker edge and debates about law versus vigilantism, similar in spirit to High Plains Drifter; Not for you if you dislike slower stretches or predictable outcomes.

Pros: strong opening; moral questions on justice; memorable supporting roles | Cons: pacing sags later; predictable story beats; heavy-handed message

Themes

  • prison
  • death penalty
  • judge
  • widow
  • falsely accused
  • marshal
  • oklahoma
  • cattle drive
  • hanging
  • law man
  • lynching
  • search party
  • +2 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Ted Post