# The Alamo (2004)

> A restrained historical western follows Texas revolutionaries through the doomed Alamo siege and the campaign that follows, balancing frontier legend with the dread of war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5793

## Facts

- Runtime: 137 min
- Genres: History, War, Drama
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Cast: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Emilio Echevarría, Edwin Hodge, Emily Deschanel, Jordi Mollà
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318974/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: somber, restrained, foreboding, historical film night, western double feature

## Movies like The Alamo

- [We Were Soldiers (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/5661)
- [The Alamo (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/6224)
- [Wyatt Earp (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/6956)
- [Glory Road (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/5049)
- [Friday Night Lights (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/7756)
- [Texas Rangers (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/7820)
- [All the Pretty Horses (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/12843)
- [Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/21871)
- [Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/7792)
- [Lone Star (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/15993)

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