Cowboys & Aliens

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  • Opened July 29, 2011 
  • 1 hr 58 min
  • PG-13 | Intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano
  • Director: Jon Favreau
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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Cowboy Fun!!

by ajallen_02

If you love Cowboys kicking tail then you will love this movie. I went in with the expectation for a good balance of action and ridiculousness and was not disappointed. Loved every bit of this movie,...

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Cowboys vs Aliens, What could be more fun?

by pibblegrl

It was not a brilliant movie. But, if you're looking for a movie that is entertaining and has a few good laughs in it too- you can't go wrong with this one! I would watch it again, just because it...

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Loved it!

by juspain

I really don't understand why some people love this movie, and others absolutely hated it. I didn't know what to expect because of the mixed reviews I heard, but I thought it was freakin awesome! The...

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

The key to its success lies in the determination by everyone involved to play the damn thing straight. Even the slightest goofiness, the tiniest touch of camp, and the whole thing would blow sky high. But it doesn't. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

A hell-for-leather action film with a healthy serving of scares. It really is "Aliens" on the open plains, "Independence Day" for the nation's centennial, and what the movie lacks in originality and stick-to-your-ribs Western authenticity, it makes up for in pell-mell multiplex entertainment. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

Take a cowboy movie, add space aliens. That's a gimmick that could easily have exhausted itself after 20 minutes, but director Favreau, a team of screenwriters and some well-cast actors keep it alive, and the result is a crowd-pleasing summer movie with more wit than most. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Neither fish nor fowl (nor extraterrestrial), and that's a problem. Craig, handsomely craggy, plays it straight, and like Eastwood's Man With No Name, he doesn't have much to say. Read full review

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Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in "Cowboys & Aliens."