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Macho Callahan

1971 · 99 min

A grim, sun-scorched western that lingers on brutality and obsession, offering little warmth and a pervasive sense of dread.

Genres
Western
Tagline
A fugitive exploding from prison! Hunted by killers! Led by the woman who wanted him...beaten, broken, or dead!
Overview
A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who was responsible for his being in the camp in the first place. However, after accidentally killing a Confederate officer, he finds himself pursued by a gang of vicious bounty hunters intent on collecting the reward put up by the dead officer's widow.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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