The Misfits

A late-era Hollywood Western that mistakes drifting for depth, this one gathers its characters like strays at a roadside diner. Roslyn, newly divorcing, joins two lonely men in a half-built house in the Nevada heat, and later a wounded rodeo rider, all bonding over a scheme to catch wild mustangs. It’s less about the horses than the heavy silences between them, and how often people mistake emptiness for freedom.

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John Huston directed The Misfits in 1961. See John Huston's full filmography, where to start with John Huston, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Huston.

The Misfits was released in 1961 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.