Movie

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973 · 106 min

A slow, mournful western that lingers on dusty landscapes and the quiet weight of betrayal, feeling like a elegy for outlaws and friendships.

Tagline: Best of enemies. Deadliest of friends.
Overview: Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, betrayal, aging, violence
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
betrayal
aging
violence
fate
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild