Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960) by Lanfranco C — 17 Apr 2017

Particular crime-western movie with a good and not exagerated anti racial moral.

This review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960) was written by Lanfranco C on 17 Apr 2017.

Sergeant Rutledge has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Sergeant Rutledge

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Jabriel S (10) on 27 Jul 2012

Woody strode has almost no billing even though he plays the title character. His acting is amazing and inspiring. One of my favorites…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By James-Masaki R (237) on 14 May 2011

Although it is a film with a very serious issues on racism and sexism set during the post-civil war west, Woody Strode commands as Sergeant…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Hm F (52) on 23 Dec 2010

One of Ford's most interesting Westerns blends the courtroom procedural with a frontier story that manages to make a statement on race relations…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Michael E. Grost (280) for Classic Film and Television (280) on 31 Mar 2013

Extraordinary Western works at all levels, as rousing story telling, visual beauty and Civil Rights drama…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Frédéric I (160) on 26 Feb 2009

Voila du tres grand John Ford. A la fois un western, un proces, un policier et avec un fond politique excellent…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Lee M (4,001) on 02 Jan 2018

Jeffrey Hunter's second film with director John Ford after critically acclaim The Searchers stars as Lt…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Allan C (2,173) on 14 Dec 2013

John Ford is my favorite American director, but this one, although good, is a mixed bag…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Gregory W (1,059) on 27 Jun 2010

John Ford made some of the best Western movies ever made, but every once in a while he had to try to make a political statement in his movies…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Tim C (1,157) on 08 Aug 2010

John Ford was famous for his westerns as well as his dramas, and here he blends them both together and even has social commentary relevant…

Read Review

Review of Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

By Dave J (1,987) on 02 Jan 2018

Jeffrey Hunter's second film with director John Ford after critically acclaim The Searchers stars as Lt…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Chinatown (1974)

By Fadithebeast (11) on 19 Jan 2017

Disappointed by the movie. Was expecting much much more…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Francisco S (456) on 20 Feb 2012

No entiendo como la nominan a 11 oscars, efectivamente no gano ni uno. Lenta…

Read Review

Review of Wild Things (1998)

By Jimmy Fowler (9) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 25 Nov 2013

Wild Things reaches such dizzying heights of wretched dialogue, creaky contrivances, and panting performances, you're forced to wonder if the…

Read Review

Review of Irreversible (2002)

By Joshua Tanzer (113) for Offoffoff (113) on 10 Mar 2003

Likely the worst movie of the year, Irreversible exhibits fascist, gay-bashing tendencies, goes backwards for no reason, dizzies you with aimless…

Read Review

Review of A Few Good Men (1992)

By Konrad A (604) on 14 Mar 2017

For having it be a drama movie it's not good Plus this movie seems too serious and it can't be funny with too much arguing which I think makes…

Read Review

Review of The Birth of a Nation (1915)

By Logan M (1,902) on 12 Oct 2016

I don't care if it's aesthetically significant to the history of film, this propaganda piece from the silent era is racist and in no way deserves…

Read Review

Review of Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

By Ryan D (1,234) on 19 Nov 2009

D.W. Griffith's silent film Broken Blossoms is the story of a young girl whose father abuses her…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Jesús G (133) on 11 Jan 2011

I think maybe as I'm aging, I'm growing less tolerant of movies…

Read Review

Review of Do the Right Thing (1989)

By Pancho_Sansa (15) on 23 Aug 2019

Loud but empty, caricatures of all races, obnoxious characters specially the main lead. I can't believe this dumb movie gets so much praise…

Read Review

Review of Shanghai Express (1932)

By Robert Herring (2) for The Guardian (2,969) on 09 Jun 1981

This melodrama the director weakens by mistaking postponement of event for suspense…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews