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Outland

Name: Outland
Director: Peter Hyams
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Crime, Western
Released: 1981-05-22
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, Kika Markham

1981 · 1h 50m · Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Crime, Western

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 48 RT 59%

Watch it tonight if you want a criminally underrated sci-fi western that deserves way more love—Sean Connery as a lone lawman on a desolate moon taking on corporate corruption is peak 80s pulp done with real style and substance. It's got grit, tension, and an original premise that still holds up; skip it only if you need constant action and can't vibe with slower-burn thrillers.

Plot

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides.

Director: Peter Hyams

Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, Kika Markham

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