# Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

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**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Western
**Directed by**: Jon Favreau
**Written by**: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Roberto Orci
**Starring**: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano

> *First Contact. Last Stand.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Desert town Absolution at dusk with a lone stranger and a metallic shackle. A posse forms with cowboys and Apache warriors. Jon Favreau brings sci-fi to the Wild West.

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.0/10 (241008 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 44% · Metacritic 50/100

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