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Destry Rides Again (1939) | Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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Destry Rides Again

Movie1939·94 min

Destry Rides Again

Directed by George Marshall

A western comedy film directed by George Marshall.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

201 ratings

About Destry Rides Again

Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: corruption power, freedom rebellion, early 1900s, action combat, american regional, small town, rivals, reluctant hero, anti hero, fish out of water, con deception, corruption, organized crime

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Details

Director: George Marshall
Language: English

Cast

James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer

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How Destry Rides Again Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

1930s movies

Top 33%

Western movies

Top 20%

★George Marshall films#1 of 3

George Marshall's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Destry Rides Again Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateapproachablefunnybroadheartfeltplayful

stylized

What it's about

fish out of watercon deceptioncorruption powerfreedom rebellionreluctant heroanti-herorivalsaction combatcorruptionorganized crimeamerican regionalsmall townearly 1900s

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful