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The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

Western · 2021

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

Movie details

The Harder They Fall

“A new day is dawning.”

2021 Western 2h 17m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

75.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

88 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

68 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Harder They Fall?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeymes Samuel

Written by

Jeymes Samuel · Boaz Yakin

Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors

Nat Love

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Rufus Buck

Regina King

Regina King

Trudy Smith

Zazie Beetz

Zazie Beetz

Stagecoach Mary

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Bass Reeves

Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler

Cuffee

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Cherokee Bill

Court is in session

Put The Harder They Fall on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.