Easy Rider

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Easy Rider

R

1969

1h 34m

Drama

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Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. On their journey, they experience bigotry and hatred from the inhabitants of small-town America and also meet with other travelers seeking alternative lifestyles. After a terrifying drug experience in New Orleans, the two travelers wonder if they will ever find a way to live peacefully in America.

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Critics Consensus

Edgy and seminal, Easy Rider encapsulates the dreams, hopes, and hopelessness of 1960s counterculture.

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Penelope Gilliatt

The New Yorker

Jul 6, 2022

Ninety-four minutes of what it is to swing, to watch, to be fond, to hold opinions, and to get killed in America at this moment.

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Joe Morgenstern

Newsweek

Jun 21, 2022

Easy Rider is not consistently well made, but it’s purposefully made, and the purpose pays off.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

Jul 30, 2021

4/5

That it still crackles with countercultural energy is down mainly to a soundtrack featuring Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds and Steppenwolf and a cast stuffed with anti-establishment icons.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Oct 4, 2023

3/4

“Easy Rider” is a socially conscious film and a great debut for actor-writer-director Dennis Hopper, but it is extremely slow and really lacks a stable plot.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Aug 19, 2023

The little road movie of hippy bikers was an odyssey for the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, of Vietnam and protest marches, of idealism and cynicism stirred by the volatile culture clash of the late sixties.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 24, 2020

4/10

Despite the engaging look, themes, and editing, the story is largely lacking and drastically unhurried.

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Blu B

@RT43513976 5 days ago

All Time Classic. The title song really captures the spirit of what the film is about. Every generation feels like their born to be wild and free. It's an adventure road movie done New Hollywood style. It explores silent judgement, the true meaning of freedom, chasing the American Dream and what it means, and conforming. By no means are these guys angels or Jimmy Stewart/John Glenn Boy Scouts but their still people at the end of the day and while we never forget that as viewers those around them in "civilized society" do. It also functions as a perfect snapshot in time of the late 60's Counterculture hippie movement and the first rate filmmaking by Hopper really captures a moment in time. It kind of feels like watching it today your in a way watching a documentary of a critical time in American History losing that beloved Americana of Post WWII giving way to the world post JFK Assassination, Vietnam, and Watergate which ripped the countries innocence away. We still feel the aftershocks

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@Horrorfan4life Sep 25, 2026

This movie was great. A great cast of characters and a ending that will blow you away. Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper were my favorite actors but everything was well done. Loved the story and direction. There was some very intense scenes. This movie isn't for everyone but I sure recommend it. Timothy Treakle

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 18, 2026

Easy Rider is a classic movie!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 26, 2026

The worldwide gross is $16,900,000.00 over a budget of $400,000.00.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Jan 17, 2026

I watched it because it's a 17+ 1969 movie. It was slow, boring at times, and just plain weird, like during the tripping scene. But it is worth a watch and it's definitely one of those movies that defined the period it was made in.

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Farah R.

@Farah Jan 14, 2026

Boring, slow, and uninteresting.

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Synopsis

Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. On their journey, they experience bigotry and hatred from the inhabitants of small-town America and also meet with other travelers seeking alternative lifestyles. After a terrifying drug experience in New Orleans, the two travelers wonder if they will ever find a way to live peacefully in America.

Director: Dennis Hopper
Producer: Peter Fonda, Bob Rafelson
Screenwriter: Terry Southern
Distributor: RCA/Columbia, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, 16mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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