Open Range (2003)
83%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 5 nominations
Greatly benefiting from the tremendous chemistry between Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall, Open Range is a sturdy modern Western with classic roots
Open Range is like a cowboy version of The Avengers, but instead of superheroes, we have Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall as the ultimate duo. The movie has everything you could want in a Western: gunfights, cattle drives, and a little bit of romance. Plus, the climax is so muddy and chaotic that you’ll feel like you’re right in the middle of the action. It’s a classic tale of redemption and loyalty, and it’s definitely worth a watch. Yeehaw!
Production Company(ies)
Castle Rock Entertainment,
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Stoney Indian Reservation, Alberta, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence
Year of Release
2003
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 18m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2003 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2006
Genre(s)
Western/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, Abraham Benrubi, James Russo, directed by Kevin Costner, written by Craig Storper, Lauran Paine, produced by David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts, Western, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Antonia Quirke, Nell Minow, Peter Rainer, Philip French, Nev Pierce, Jack Mathews, Debbie Lynn Elias, Nick Rogers, Brian Orndorf, Felix Vasquez Jr., Urban Cinefile Critics, Thomas Peyser, R rating, Touchstone Pictures, Boss Spearman, Charley Waite, Sue Barlow, Percy, Button, Denton Baxter, Poole, Mose, violent, gunfights, cattle drive, revenge, loyalty, redemption, classic roots, chemistry, modern Western, great performances, tender core, character development, shoot out, slow moving, bloody climax, frontier woman, ruthless cattle baron, relationship, believable
Worldwide gross: $68,296,293
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $110,699,532
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 969
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 12,071,923
US/Canada gross: $58,331,254
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $94,547,482
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 776
US/Canada opening weekend: $14,047,781
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $22,769,651
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 590
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $22,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $35,659,178
Production budget ranking: 1,047
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $19,202,468
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $55,837,886
ROI to date (est.): 102%
ROI ranking: 932
Kevin Costner – Charley Waite
Annette Bening – Sue Barlow
Michael Gambon – Denton Baxter
Michael Jeter – Percy
Diego Luna – Button
Director(s)
Kevin Costner
Writer(s)
Craig Storper, Lauran Paine
Producer(s)
David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (184) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (146) | Rotten (38)
Here is Costner, calm and careful, his skin these days only a little older with its new indentations and fine markings. And when he is like this on screen, he is perfect.
December 14, 2017
Antonia Quirke
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Some killing, but most violence is PG-13.
December 26, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
Just about everything in this movie has its antecedent: a little bit of Shane here, a chunk of High Noon there, and so on. And yet it’s all rather pleasing, in a regressive sort of way.
August 7, 2004
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
This is a truly outstanding film, with great performances, particularly from Duvall.
April 9, 2004
Philip French
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
March 16, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Nev Pierce
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
A flawed but highly entertaining B Western blown up to John Ford scale.
August 21, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
Introspective. Retrospective. The Old West. The American Cowboy. A part of our heritage for which America has an enduring love.
November 7, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
The thunderous climax -one of the muddiest, bloodiest and most chaotic gunfights of the 2000s -makes it clear that Kevin Costner’s plaintive, patient, slightly overlong Western was only sitting for a spell to race toward the finish.
September 17, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Nick Rogers
The Film Yap
Range is handed a stunning period scope by Costner’s directorial eye, while forming an unexpectedly tender core to help endear these character past their grizzled exterior.
December 17, 2009 | Rating: A
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com
An unbelievable old-fashioned western…
April 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
Thoroughly enjoyable and involving, Kevin Costner’s Open Range is a beautifully made western about flawed heroes who believe in redemption, loyalty and respect.
October 18, 2008
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
Something like…It’s a Wonderful Life, only rich in slaughter.
June 9, 2008
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)…
Plot
Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall), Charley Waite (Kevin Costner), Mose Harrison (Abraham Benrubi), and Button (Diego Luna) freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter the corrupt Sheriff Poole (James Russo) and kingpin rancher Denton Baxter (Sir Michael Gambon), who govern the territory through fear, tyranny, and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards an inevitable showdown, as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst the turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm spirited Sue Barlow (Annette Bening), a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises the chemistry between Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall in Open Range, calling it a “sturdy modern Western with classic roots.”
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