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      97% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 81% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Enigmatic gunslinger Shane (Alan Ladd) rides into a small Wyoming town with hopes of quietly settling down as a farmhand. Taking a job on homesteader Joe Starrett's (Van Heflin) farm, Shane is drawn into a battle between the townsfolk and ruthless cattle baron Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer). Shane's growing attraction to Starrett's wife, Marian (Jean Arthur), and his fondness for their son Joey (Brandon de Wilde), who idolizes Shane, force Shane to realize that he must thwart Ryker's plan. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Penelope Houston Sight & Sound The simple story, the legendary hero: this is the Western tradition. But in developing his narrative George Stevens employs an unusually sophisticated technique. Jul 6, 2018 Full Review William Brogdon Variety Wyoming's scenic splendors against which the story is filmed are breathtaking. Sunlight, the shadow of rain storms and the eerie lights of night play a realistic part in making the picture a visual treat. Jul 2, 2007 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Here, as too often in his career, Stevens is aiming to have the last word on a genre: everything aims for 'classic' status, and everything falters in a mire of artsiness and obtrusive technique. Jul 2, 2007 Full Review Matt Neal ABC Radio (Australia) This is not a film trying to show us what the Wild West was really like, but to be a perfect example of what America wanted it to be like. Rated: 4/5 Oct 9, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com There's something different about the way director George Stevens constructed Shane that makes it a more powerful, more complex and more enduring film. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 22, 2020 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Although the film contains all the basic elements of a Western, including shootouts and flailing fists, many of the characters are quite opposed to guns. Rated: 10/10 Aug 23, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Nol P Shane is just so excellent A great story and cast and scenery Little boy Joey was cute and the ending was so uplifting and gave me a tear or two Definitely a top 10 of all westerns ever...period Of course not on any streaming platform as usual so it was great to find on Ebay like I did for a very fair price! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s just a shame the kid isn’t more likable as his character did the narration for the book and we are meant to see every event through his eyes. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Admittedly it does lose points for having one of the most annoying children in film history, Shane often appears on many lists of best westerns and often rightly so. It's a beautiful tale about the necessary pacifism of a developed civilisation and the violence upon the back on which its peace was won. It's tragic in its irony as Shane himself is the portrait of the kind of man that was necessary to win the peace but who society cannot permit to stay and enjoy it, gunshots as loud as cannons making that plain as day. Too good to be evil and too evil to be good. Presented to us through the eyes of an adoring child and this picture of a man who wants to be something he isn't. It's not a film trying to show us what the Wild West was really like but to be a perfect example of what America wanted it to be like. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/23 Full Review j f Kid is hella annoying. I say no more kids in movies. Gave me a headache. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/12/23 Full Review Eric G This is a really touching story with amazing acting and incredible visuals. Known often as one of the best westerns of all time (and I ain't talking about the motel!) You will laugh, you will cry, and if you're watching this on you're first date, you'll probably get lucky. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review Sean A Shane, come back! Awesome film. Not only is Alan Ladd great as the lead, the supporting cast manages to shine in their own way. You really manage to feel that each person has their own little life in the small Western town. So when one of the characters is killed off by the town roughnecks, you really feel for him even if he is a minor character. Bringing in Jack Palance so late into the film as a sort of diabolus ex machina was a strange, but well-done choice so that they could have a good showdown for the end; this is necessary because the roughnecks are beaten up in a brawl by Shane and Company. There is also some depth to Shane's departure at the end that is great in itself. We can detect the hint of a spark between him and the homesteader's wife, so by skipping town, it helps keep his decent character maintained. We also can't help but wonder what he is running away from, but the mystique is better than some unnecessary flashback that may have ruined the film's excellent pacing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Enigmatic gunslinger Shane (Alan Ladd) rides into a small Wyoming town with hopes of quietly settling down as a farmhand. Taking a job on homesteader Joe Starrett's (Van Heflin) farm, Shane is drawn into a battle between the townsfolk and ruthless cattle baron Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer). Shane's growing attraction to Starrett's wife, Marian (Jean Arthur), and his fondness for their son Joey (Brandon de Wilde), who idolizes Shane, force Shane to realize that he must thwart Ryker's plan.
      Director
      George Stevens
      Screenwriter
      Jack Schaefer, A. B. Guthrie Jr., Jack Sher
      Distributor
      Warner Home Vídeo, Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount Pictures
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 24, 1953, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 15, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 58m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.37:1), 35mm, Flat (1.66:1)
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