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Big Jake (1971) — Stream on Paramount+ · CriticCrunch

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Big Jake

Movie1971·110 min

Big Jake

Directed by George Sherman

A western film directed by George Sherman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 38%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

247 ratings

About Big Jake

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: family legacy, sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, early 1900s, action combat, american regional, parent child, action hero, reluctant hero, kidnapping hostage, rescue mission, organized crime

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Details

Director: George Sherman
Language: English

Cast

John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara

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How Big Jake Ranks

All movies

Top 38%

1970s movies

Top 53%

Western movies

Top 38%

1970s Western movies

Top 37%

Top 38% All movies.

the vibe

Big Jake Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfeltgrittystylized

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

kidnapping hostage

rescue mission

family legacy

sacrifice duty

survival of spirit

action hero

reluctant hero

parent child

action combat

organized crime

american regional

early 1900s

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9