Dead Man
1995 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 7.3 · 66% critics
After a killing forces him to flee into the wilderness, a reserved outsider becomes the target of relentless pursuers across a harsh frontier. Guided by a mysterious companion, the journey turns increasingly strange and reflective, blending danger, dark humor, and spiritual questions as he searches for meaning and a way forward.
Also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,738 votes)
- Box office
- $1,037,847
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
If you enjoy moody, unconventional westerns that mix violence, deadpan humor, and spiritual mystery, this could click; Not for you if you want a clear, fast plot or straightforward action like Falling Down.
Pros: haunting black-and-white mood; offbeat spiritual western; dry, subtle humor | Cons: slow, plodding pace; cryptic, surreal storytelling; divisive guitar score
Themes
- dying and death
- sheriff
- bounty hunter
- gun
- indigenous
- attempted murder
- prosecution
- frontier
- murder
- black and white
- 19th century
- fear of dying
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1996
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as William Blake
Gary Farmer
as Nobody
Crispin Glover
as Train Fireman
Lance Henriksen
as Cole Wilson
Michael Wincott
as Conway Twill
Eugene Byrd
as Johnny 'The Kid' Pickett
John Hurt
as John Scholfield
Robert Mitchum
as John Dickinson
Iggy Pop
as Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko
Gabriel Byrne
as Charlie Dickinson
Directed by Jim Jarmusch