Our take
Day of Reckoning is an R-rated Western about a struggling sheriff joining a harsh posse. Expect gun violence, hanging talk, strong profanity, and bleak frontier justice. Classic Western grit for adults and mature older teens
Uplifting themes
Teamwork, courage, or compassion themes emerge in dialogue Teamwork, courage, or compassion behavior emerges in dialogue
Story (may spoil tone)
Put-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.
What we flagged
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Details
Violence Posse gunfights, frontier justice, and sustained Western action
Posse gunfights, frontier justice, and sustained Western action
Language Very frequent strong profanity in R-rated Western dialogue
Very frequent strong profanity in R-rated Western dialogue
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening Brief scary or tense moments without sustained horror
Brief scary or tense moments without sustained horror
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Hangings talk and bloody shootout injuries
Hangings talk and bloody shootout injuries
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Desperate lawmen bend rules for order. When does justice become cruelty?
- Western violence reflects historical harshness. What felt myth versus history?