Stagecoach
A star-studded frontier ensemble discovers that survival depends on solidarity as their stagecoach races through danger toward Cheyenne.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- adventurous
- suspenseful
- colorful
- classic western night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found it an enjoyable, colorful, handsomely mounted western remake with effective action and several appealing performances, though inferior to the 1939 original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The doctor, outcast bar girl, gambler, salesman, banker, gunslinger, and army wife must cooperate when the stagecoach is attacked.
Dallas has been expelled from town as a bar girl yet becomes one of the coach journey's sympathetic central figures.
The travelers are explicitly defined by hidden secrets, including embezzlement, revenge, and criminal status.
The coach crosses mountainous scenery and faces an Indian war party and outlaw attackers, emphasizing horses, landscape, and action.
Films like Stagecoach, and why
Stagecoach
ensemble stagecoach journey, frontier danger, and social outsiders forced into cooperation
The Magnificent Seven
colorful western action, revenge-driven gunslingers, and morally varied frontier characters
The Last Wagon
group-in-transit western structure, escalating peril, and shifting alliances among strangers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
classic western spectacle, outlaw conflict, and redemption through communal action
Movie Details
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Release Date
- 1966-04-21
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Ann-Margret
- Red Buttons
- Mike Connors
- Alex Cord
- Bing Crosby
- Robert Cummings
- Van Heflin
- Slim Pickens
- Stefanie Powers
- Keenan Wynn
Common questions
- What is Stagecoach about?
- A star-studded frontier ensemble discovers that survival depends on solidarity as their stagecoach races through danger toward Cheyenne.
- What is Stagecoach like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stagecoach as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Stagecoach violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Stagecoach as moderate.
- What did critics think of Stagecoach?
- Critics broadly found it an enjoyable, colorful, handsomely mounted western remake with effective action and several appealing performances, though inferior to the 1939 original.
- Which films are like Stagecoach?
- Films with a similar feel include Stagecoach, The Magnificent Seven, The Last Wagon, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
- How long is Stagecoach?
- Stagecoach runs 115 minutes.
