Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
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Movie1973·125 min
Walking Tall
Directed by Phil Karlson
A action crime film directed by Phil Karlson.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 36%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
148 ratings
About Walking Tall
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, grief and loss, freedom rebellion, sports, small town, american regional, colleagues, anti hero, reluctant hero, revenge quest, rise and fall, corruption, organized crime