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Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar

Western · 2022

In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return Rachel Kidd, the wife of a wealthy businessman, who as the story is told to Max, has been abducted by Buffalo Soldier Elijah Jones. Max is ultimately faced with a showdown to save honor.

Movie details

Dead for a Dollar

“Vengeance for the right price.”

2022 Western 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return Rachel Kidd, the wife of a wealthy businessman, who as the story is told to Max, has been abducted by Buffalo Soldier Elijah Jones. Max is ultimately faced with a showdown to save honor.

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Walter Hill

Written by

Walter Hill · Matt Harris

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Max Borlund

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Joe Cribbens

Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Kidd

Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater

Martin Kidd

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Tiberio Vargas

Guy Burnet

Guy Burnet

English Bill

Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott

Elijah Jones

Court is in session

Put Dead for a Dollar on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.