Comes a Horseman
1978 · Movie · PG · 118 min · ★ 6.1 · 54% critics
A struggling rancher is pressured to sell her land to a powerful, corrupt neighbor as banks and outside interests close in. She teams up with a wounded veteran-turned-cowhand, and together they try to keep the ranch alive through hard work, mounting threats, and a wary partnership that slowly turns personal.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-10-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (77 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, character-focused modern Western about land, survival, and uneasy alliances, with more mood than thrills; Not for you if you need fast pacing or constant action like Joe Kidd.
Pros: strong performances; striking landscapes; reflective western mood | Cons: very slow pace; thin story; uneven action moments
Themes
- cattle drive
- oil
- oil industry
- neo-western
- cattle baron
- 1940s
- oil exploration
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1979 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Caan
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Jane Fonda
as Ella Connors
Jason Robards
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
George Grizzard
as Neil Atkinson
Richard Farnsworth
as Dodger
Mark Harmon
as Billy Joe Meynert
Macon McCalman
as Virgil Hoverton
Basil Hoffman
as George Bascomb
James Keach
as Emil Kroegh
Jim Davis
as Julie Blocker
Directed by Alan J. Pakula