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Hired Hand, The (1971) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Hired Hand, The (1971) a score of 2.6162 out of 4

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DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)

The Hired Hand is an under-seen but critically praised Western made in the 1970's when Hollywood allowed the director a lot more artistic autonomy. The cinematic style is a bit dated and the film moves at a slow � but engrossing � pace. However, the...read the complete Hired Hand, The (1971) review at DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)

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Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

Largely misappreciated when it was released two summers after Easy Rider, The Hired Hand—starring and directed by Peter Fonda—is a touching and absurd example of the hippie western. Less radical than Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie, not as cool as...read the complete Hired Hand, The (1971) review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

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That Cow (Andrew Bradford)

What is with this film? There's something going on, for sure, but what it is, or why we're supposed to care, is lost to us. We start with three men travelling in the old west. They seem a little down on their luck, and there's a particular town where...read the complete Hired Hand, The (1971) review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)