A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one combat on the early frontier.
Jeremiah Johnson has generally received very positive reviews.
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Jeremiah Johnson was released in 1972 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 371 reviews, giving Jeremiah Johnson (1972) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Jeremiah Johnson than critics were.
With a score of 77%, Jeremiah Johnson is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1972, which stands at 58%.
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