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Cat Ballou (1965) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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Cat Ballou

Movie1965·97 min

Cat Ballou

Directed by Elliot Silverstein

An Academy Award-winning western comedy film directed by Elliot Silverstein. Winner of Best Actor, with 3 additional Oscar nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 65%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

291 ratings

About Cat Ballou

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Whimsical
Story Tags: redemption, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, action combat, american regional, wilderness, parent child, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, revenge quest, heist caper, heist robbery

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Details

Director: Elliot Silverstein
Language: English

Cast

Jane Fonda, Michael Callan, Lee Marvin

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Actor (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Song (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1965)

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How Cat Ballou Ranks

All movies

Top 65%

1960s movies

Top 90%

Western movies

Top 75%

★Elliot Silverstein films#3 of 3

Top 65% All movies.

the vibe

Cat Ballou Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followfunnypersonalheartfeltplayfulwhimsical

What it's about

revenge questheist caperredemptionfreedom rebellionoutsider misfitreluctant heroparent childstrangers forced togetheraction combatheist robberyamerican regional

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

wilderness

late 20th century

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9