Movie

The Wild Country

1970 · 100 min

A sturdy, old-fashioned family Western that pits honest settlers against a ruthless rancher, with hearty outdoor adventure.

Tagline: A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.
Overview: Uprooted from their comfortable home in Pennsylvania, James and Kate Tanner, along with their sons, Virgil and Andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s Wyoming to become farmers. Soon, they come face-to-face with tornadoes, bears and wolves. But through the hardships their love for each other endures, even when a local rancher sees the newcomers as "squatters" on his land, and will stop at nothing – including murder – to drive them out.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and dark. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, survival, justice, power
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
justice
power
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
wilderness
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none