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Red Rock West
Red Rock West

Red Rock West

May 14, 1993
1h 38m
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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.

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Details

Director
John Dahl
Cast
Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh, Timothy Carhart, Dan Shor, Dwight Yoakam, Craig Reay, Vance Johnson, Robert Apel
Release Date
May 14, 1993
Production
Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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