Durango

1999

Drama / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 329 329

Plot summary

In 1939 Ireland, a young man decides to lead a forty mile cattle drive rather than selling his cattle to an unscrupulous local buyer.

Director

Brent Shields Photo
Brent Shields

Top cast

Paul Ronan Photo
Paul Ronan as Tom Mullaney
Ian McElhinney Photo
Ian McElhinney as Vestor McCarthy
Matt Keeslar Photo
Matt Keeslar as Mark Doran
George Hearn Photo
George Hearn as Rector
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920.05 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 9
1.67 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 14

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 6 / 10

Protestant answer to quaint Irish Catholic movies

Most corny old Irish films feature Irish Catholic farming villages, and I guess it seems only fair to have an Irish film with lower-class Protestant cattle herders, featuring a feisty pastor(instead of the usual Catholic priest) and a fiery, bad-tempered, but good-hearted middle-aged woman in tow, succeeding against the odds to get fair earnings (against some wealthy Catholics, for fair measure and complete reversal of the usual stereotype). A side story includes a Irish Army deserter who is determined to join the British army instead, in time to fight Hitler (yeah, right!) Not to say the film is better or worse than the usual sickeningly sweet Irish movie plot, but there is an attempt here to portray Irish Protestants as champions of the rural countryside and underdogs in class conflicts. I'm not sure many Americans will even recognize the ways this film tweaks past depictions of Irish country life, while presenting a very familiar package.
Reviewed by 9 / 10

Simple is beautiful!

Well, there is nothing to tax the old brain cells on this one. It is a very straightforward plot of a young but poor Irishman who sees no sense in being perpetually cheated for the price of cattle and so dares to form a local cattle drive to bypass the local buyers by taking them directly to market some 40 miles away. But it is the beauty and grace of the characters of Mark and his friends who refuse to be bullied, the wonderful countryside and a haunting musical theme that entrance the viewer. Each obstacle is a test of character and irrational acts of violence never precipitate.How not to lose your temper might be the motto here. But the final result is a very endearing and moving experience.
Reviewed by 7 / 10

Very good

I Thought this was a really good Western style movie. I just love Hallmark Movies Now. Well worth the money. Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson Arkansas. 10/11/2021.
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