Outlaw Johnny Black

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Outlaw Johnny Black

PG-13

2023

2h 15m

Western

Comedy

Action

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Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process. He goes into hiding, posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

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Critics Consensus

Outlaw Johnny Black is an earnest Spaghetti Western homage whose strong lead performance and well-crafted bursts of humor shine through even as its familiar tropes and wandering story sometimes soften its impact.

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Sarah-Tai Black

Los Angeles Times

09/18/2023

White has offered a jumbled array of all-too-well-trod tropes and stereotypes that, all in all, can’t seem to hit the mark in terms of finding the sweet spot of being “so bad it’s good.”

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Rendy Jones

RogerEbert.com

09/15/2023

2.5/4

Though it takes too long to get his gun out, "Outlaw Johnny Black" is a well-crafted and funny Spaghetti Western comedy with a refreshing goofiness and a delightful lead.

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

09/14/2023

The laughs are lost within an overly long, meandering plot and scenes that miss visual polish or comedic concision.

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/04/2023

This kind of film shouldn't have been over an hour and a half, and even at that it is kind of flat.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

09/20/2023

While it appears a good time was had on set by all, the material isn't there for viewers to share that sentiment...

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Don Shanahan

Film Obsessive

09/20/2023

3/5

With a clenched fist and a tongue in its cheek, White and company are here to emulate and embellish the best and worst qualities of westerns by making a cool one of their own.

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Handbanana

09/28/2023

A great movie comparable to black dynamite. I love the originality of this cast and hope they make more movies. If harder they fall and black dynamite had a baby it would be outlaw Johnny Black!

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Aretha E

09/21/2023

I love the style of Michael Jai White's films. This one was enjoyable touched on so many areas. It had just the right amount of well timed humor. There are also messages in the movie that you may miss if you aren't familiar with this style of humor so I recommend seeing it more than once, or adding it to your personal movie collection.

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Rodney

09/21/2023

Great like seeing it on the big screen

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Cheryl P

09/18/2023

It was hilarious. The dialogue was captivating and the story line easy to follow with minimal distractions.

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Kim W.

09/18/2023

Loved this movie! It was funny, smart, and the writers went there! Will definitely be seeing this again & telling all my friends, family, acquaintances, everyone to go see this movie! Totally worth it!

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MatineeMarsh

09/17/2023

One of my favorite movies of the year so far! Hilarious! Michael J. white did a good job carrying on what some of the pioneers of the past created.

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Synopsis

Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process. He goes into hiding, posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

Director: Michael Jai White
Producer: Michael Jai White, Grant Gilmore, Donovan De Boer, Byron Minns
Screenwriter: Michael Jai White
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Jaigantic Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Violence|Strong Language)
Genre: Western, Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $319.8K
Runtime: 2h 15m

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