Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- tense
- rugged
- classic western night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an exciting, entertaining, and unusually revisionist western, though some find its pacing slow and dull.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Massai escapes forced removal after Geronimo's surrender and fights to reclaim a self-determined life in Apache homeland.
Massai is hunted by pursuers while traveling back toward his homeland and attempting to build a settled agricultural life.
Massai is scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation but rejects that imposed future in favor of homeland, partnership, and farming.
The film's western setting and pursuit structure foreground open landscapes, escape routes, and action-driven movement.
Films like Apache, and why
Broken Arrow
shared revisionist western perspective, indigenous resistance, and rugged survival drama
The Searchers
shared classic western action, frontier pursuit, and sympathetic treatment of a Native protagonist
Vera Cruz
shared Burt Lancaster-led western energy, violent frontier conflict, and morally complex pursuit narrative
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
- Release Date
- 1954-07-09
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (154)
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Jean Peters
- John McIntire
- Charles Bronson
- John Dehner
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Ian MacDonald
- Walter Sande
- Morris Ankrum
- Monte Blue
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Apache about?
- A fiercely independent Apache warrior escapes forced removal and battles across the frontier to reclaim his homeland, love, and future.
- What is Apache like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Apache as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Apache violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Apache as moderate.
- What did critics think of Apache?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an exciting, entertaining, and unusually revisionist western, though some find its pacing slow and dull.
- Which films are like Apache?
- Films with a similar feel include Broken Arrow, The Searchers, and Vera Cruz.
- How long is Apache?
- Apache runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Apache?
- In United States, Apache streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
