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Red Rock West

1993 · Movie · 98 min
B

MEANRANK

75/100

Averaged across 8 ratings · 70.3K votes

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70–95 out of 100

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Lowest is IMDb on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 87, everyone else 72.

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When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

Details

Director
John Dahl
Released
14 May 1993
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
98 min
Rated
R
Budget
$8.0M
Box office
$2.5M
Awards
0 wins, 3 nominations

This title elsewhere

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Michael Williams

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Lyle from Dallas

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Suzanne Brown

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Wayne Brown

Timothy Carhart

Timothy Carhart

Deputy Matt Greytack

Dan Shor

Dan Shor

Deputy Russ Bowman

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Truck Driver

Awards & nominations

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0 wins from 3 nominations across 2 ceremonies

Independent Spirit Awards 1995 Best Director John Dahl Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards 1995 Best Screenplay John Dahl Rick Dahl Nominee
Saturn Awards 1995 Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film Red Rock West Nominee

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