Underplayed Gems

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

The Magnificent Seven poster
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Genre
Western film, action film, crime film
Country
Australia, United States
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6,466 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A small town is terrorized by a ruthless industrialist. A group of seven outlaws and gunslingers is hired to protect the town and take on the villain's private army.

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What happens

The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American Western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai. The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, and Peter Sarsgaard. It was the final film of composer James Horner, who died in 2015 after composing part of the score. His friend Simon Franglen completed the music. Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Magnificent Seven premiered on September 8, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival as the opening film, and was released in the United States on September 23, 2016, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics, where the cast, action sequences, and the score were praised, but the story and screenplay received criticism. It was a moderate success, grossing $162 million worldwide on a production budget of $90 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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