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Young Guns II

1990 · 104 min

A fast, dusty ride with a charismatic outlaw, mixing gunfights and camaraderie with a bittersweet sense of doom.

Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
Tagline
The west just got wilder.
Overview
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

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Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • survival
  • fate
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Written by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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