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03/26/09
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:16
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Synopsis: Taking place in 1885 Nevada, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is the harrowing story of two cowboys, Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan), who believe in justice and honor and attempt to quell... [More]
Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Anthony Quinn, Dana Andrews
Director: William Wellman
Reviews for The Ox-Bow Incident
Top CriticIt holds up as the best anti-lynching film ever made.
05/14/08
One of the first and best probes of mob lynch, Wellman's grim, noirish, uncompromising expose was critically acclaimed but failed with the audience, perhaps because it was released in the midst of WWII, when viewers wanted more escapist entertainment
02/20/08
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01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
11/04/05
No review available.
10/09/05
In contrast to the familiar Western device of the hero obliged to take the law into his own hands… a grim, messy cautionary tale about vigilante justice and mob rule.
03/02/04
One of the top movie westerns.
01/05/04
Were it not for the horses, the script as filmed could easily be performed on the stage as a three-act play.
12/13/03
Movies dealing with law and order rarely fall out of fashion simply because their themes remain forever relevant. This classic Western is no exception.
11/11/03
...the movie suggests we had better look to doing the right and decent thing before we act on a majority decision made in the heat of the moment.
11/11/03
one of the saddest movies ever produced
10/22/03
It should tell you something that this was among Orson Welles' favourite films
10/17/03
No review available.
06/13/03
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05/24/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticPacks a pretty incredible emotional punch in its brief 75 minutes.
04/20/03
No review available.
09/03/02
Studio-bound (it looks like a 50s TV film), but powerful
08/21/02
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