The Magnificent Seven

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The Magnificent Seven

1960

2h 6m

Western

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A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.

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Critics Consensus

The Magnificent Seven transplants Seven Samurai into the Old West with a terrific cast of Hollywood stars -- and without losing any of the story's thematic richness.

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Dorothy Masters

New York Daily News

Jan 15, 2026

3.5/4

The scenics are superb. Mexican ceremonials add panoply to the rustic setting, all wonderfully photographed.

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Elston Brooks

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Jan 15, 2026

..."The Magnificent Seven" is one of the most rugged, most entertaining, he-men, gun-slinging westerns to come out of Hollywood in many a day.

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Mildred Stockard

Houston Chronicle

Jan 15, 2026

The picture is a modern odyssey through America and other places in the world.

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W. Ward Marsh

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Jan 15, 2026

...the major laurels still go to Sturges who has handled his situations and cast with a power and glory tending to create a major western movie.

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P.S. Harrison

Harrison's Reports

Jan 15, 2026

Excellent. A superb Western, well acted and crammed full of action, human interest, pathos, suspense, plus some romance and humor.

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Sandra Saunders

Philadelphia Daily News

Jan 15, 2026

"The Magnificent Seven"...is a rip snortin' western, alive with lusty action and pounding excitement.

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Jacob W

@RT17896586 4 days ago

This original is a good film disappointing that CE was never in it as western movies were what he was good at. Still great cast and timeless

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Jay A

@RT92529899 Sep 23, 2026

The Magnificent Seven is my fave movie of all time. What a cast...Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn & Charles Bronson. The shoot out at the end is classic & the greatest western score of all time by Elmer Bernstein..I'll never forget my ole' friend Mike Holliday told me the entire story on our way back home on the Spring school bus.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 21, 2026

The Magnificent Seven = a *4.5* star Movie!

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Ondrr57 T

@Harper66 Jul 21, 2026

One of the best Westerns ever made!

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john R

@RT63308967 Jul 12, 2026

This is the point when movie casts started being cool as a group. Simple plot (gunslingers protect pacifist village) works like a charm. A top ten all time western.

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Rick T.

@Slash_wisdom Jun 3, 2026

They just do not make films like this anymore. From top to bottom. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, it's a remake of the Japanese film The 7 samurai with just a western theme. The director John Sturges would later go on to do The great escape. Just an all around entertaining film, the score is lovely as well as the talent involved. A must see for western lovers.

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Synopsis

A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.

Director: John Sturges
Producer: John Sturges
Screenwriter: William Roberts
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 1960, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 3, 2012
Runtime: 2h 6m

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