✗ SKIP — Not worth it

The Alamo

Name: The Alamo
Director: John Wayne
Genre: War, Adventure, History, Western
Released: 1960-10-23
Duration: 202 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne

1960 · 3h 22m · War, Adventure, History, Western

IMDb 6.8 RT 55%

Skip it tonight — while the Alamo story has genuine historical weight, this 2004 John Lee Hancock film is a bloated, dramatically inert retelling that bludgeons you with spectacle instead of emotional stakes. If you want the legend, watch the 1960 John Wayne version or read a history book; if you want something entertaining right now, find literally any other war film.

Plot

The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.

Director: John Wayne

Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne

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