Ride in the Whirlwind

Ride in the Whirlwind (1965)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (1,713 ratings)

Three cowboys who have just completed a grueling cattle drive are mistaken as members of a robbery gang by a posse hot on their trail. Written by and starring Jack Nicholson.

G, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed By
Monte Hellman
Written By
Jack Nicholson
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1965 Wide
On DVD
Oct 31, 2000
MoMedia

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    An astringent naturalism forever on the verge of the hallucinatory

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    While following Western genre custom with strong chase scenes as expected, what leaves an unforgettable impression is showing how frontier monotony was really such a drag.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Overrated moody western starring Nicholson

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

    More conventional (but no less brilliant)[than The Shooting].

  • Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide

    Young Jack Nicholson shines in this tense western potboiler.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Eric B


    After enjoying "The Shooting," I was disappointed with "Ride in the Whirlwind." The films share a director, some cast members, a Western setting and an intentionally minimal plot of pursuit, but where "The Shooting" approaches the stark tension of a… More

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