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Wyatt Earp

Name: Wyatt Earp
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1994-06-24
Duration: 191 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby

1994 · 3h 11m · Western, Drama

IMDb 6.7 Metacritic 47 RT 33%

Skip it. Despite Kevin Costner's earnest performance and the classic Wyatt Earp legend, this bloated three-hour slog suffers from a muddled script and questionable pacing that even die-hard Western fans find tedious. The weak critical consensus across the board confirms what audiences already knew—there are way better ways to spend your evening.

Plot

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby

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