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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Dec 18, 1972
120 min
WesternComedy
6.4/ 10
168 votes

Overview

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

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TMDB
6.4/10
168 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
9,665 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
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Metacritic
M
57/100
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US Box Office$16,530,578Domestic earnings

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total

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"If this story ain't true... it shoulda been!"

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Released

Original Language

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First ArtistsNational General Pictures

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