Riders of the Purple Sage

1996

Drama / Romance / Western

8
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 57% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1071 1.1K

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Director

Charles Haid Photo
Charles Haid

Top cast

Robin Tunney Photo
Robin Tunney as Elizabeth Erne
Ed Harris Photo
Ed Harris as Jim Lassiter
Tom Bower Photo
Tom Bower as Judkins
Henry Thomas Photo
Henry Thomas as Bern Venters
720p.WEB
894.71 MB
1280*718
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thull1

If you liked the movie and haven't read the book, read it.

I watched this movie out of curiosity because I have the book and have read it; five times. My book is 4" x 7" and is 311 pages long. That seemed like a lot for a two hour (I believe it was two hours) movie. I wanted to see how good the movie was and what parts of the book the movie omitted. I liked the movie despite the fact that it very understandably omitted a lot from the book. I read through the other user comments quickly and found two that said they like the movie better than the book. I would like to encourage those of you who have seen the movie but not read the book to get the book and read it. Parts of the book tend to be grandiose, which might be why the two users said they liked the movie better. To me, the book tells a great story with meaty characters that you get to know and care very much about. Central is Jane Withersteen who is being intimidated by the top Mormon men of her community. When she finally finds out how this intimidation campaign got started and, especially, who started it, she is rather shocked.
Reviewed by dylanfordays 5 / 10

Riders of the Purple Sage

Kind of difficult for me to follow without access to subtitles, but what I did understand, I mostly enjoyed.A gunman rides into Jane's ranch in search of his sister's grave and a man's name-the man responsible for his sister's death. The gunman quickly falls for Jane and realizes the true path forward is to be with her. His original revenge is carried out, however, after the pastor and Jane's suitor refuse to let them and their friends/livestock alone.I particularly enjoyed Henry Thomas' character and his journey with Bess. Once they were in the native cave and talked about the stone that would seal the entrance, I knew it would play a major role in the film's finale.This is my favorite film pairing between Ed Harris and his wife Amy Madigan so far. Amy does a great job here.The curse of long haired Ed Harris is not continued here; this film and his performance is acceptable to me. The best scene is the one immediately following his shooting of the pastor on that rainy night. His character really opens up.WATCHED ON: Library DVDHIGHER OR LOWER: Higher.
Reviewed by AmsterdamReprobate 8 / 10

The true gunslinger!

In most movies, gunslingers are cold men with hot bullets, but in this movie Ed Harris convinces the audience that no-one is beyond redemption. Killing out of hatred has not turned Lassiter into a robot with a gun, but a human being plagued by the life he has chosen. Great acting, by everyone.
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