Posse

Posse (1993)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (6,695 ratings)

Writer, director, and star Mario Van Peebles tried to correct historical misconceptions about African-Americans on the frontier with this action-packed western that's also an homage to spaghetti Westerns. During the Spanish-American War, a squadron of black soldiers led by Jesse Lee (Van… More

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In Theaters
May 14, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Nov 24, 1998
PolyGram Video

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Rousing entertainment directed by Van Peebles with a rare sense of purpose and mischief.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Some interesting race-related points are raised, but Van Peebles disappoints by focusing instead on the standard elements of the genre.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    An overdirected, overphotographed, overdone movie that is so distracted by its hectic, relentless style that the story line is rendered almost incoherent.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Part of the problem seems to have been that Van Peebles had too much to say.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    So-so oater distinguished by Van Peebles' direction, starring.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    Interesting idea to focus on the forgotten black cowboys of the west but unfortunately Peebles doesn't do the age any credit with this bad mess. The problem here is Peebles has gone down the silly shoot em up route where maybe a more sensible approach could of worked wonders,… More

  • Anthony L


    I actually quite like this film although it isn't without its flaws. Mario Van Peebles does a great job behind the camera but not a great job in front of it. Zane hams it up as always but Baldwin, Hayes and daddy Van Peebles make it worth watching.

  • danny d


    this was better than expected. it wasnt great, but it had its bright spots.

  • xGary X


    Rather trashy blaxploitation reinvention of the western, much more in the anachronistic spirit of Young Guns than Unforgiven (Tone Loc doesn't even TRY to act like a cowboy!). It's amusingly dumb, particularly the sequences involving backward gun totin' redneck Stephen… More

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