Ride in the Whirlwind
Ride with the Easy Rider into an action whirlwind.
1966 • 82 min • Western · Thriller · Drama
Synopsis
Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 63 Audience · 106 · 49%
Three innocent cowboys are mistaken for an outlaw gang after a robbery. They find themselves relentlessly pursued by a posse determined to bring them to justice. This classic Western offers a tense tale of survival on the run.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Characters are pursued by a posse with guns.
- A man is shown hanged after a robbery.
- Some characters drink and smoke tobacco.
What it models well
- Perseverance
- Seeking justice
- Survival against odds
Talk about it after
- What makes someone an outlaw?
- The importance of due process
- How misunderstandings can escalate
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Top billed cast
Director: Monte Hellman • Crew: Jack Nicholson
Trailers & clips
Monte Hellman and Roger Corman on the Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind
Ride in the Whirlwind Trailer 1965
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers“Vern” (Cameron Mitchell), “Wes” (Jack Nicholson) and “Otis” (Tom Filer) are regular cowpokes who happen upon the dangling corpse of a man recently lynched as they head towards a remote cabin for a night’s rest.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.3/10 (106)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75,000
- IMDb
- tt0059653