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Junior Bonner (1972)
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson
Runtime100 min
RatingPG
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With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.
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Junior Bonner is a critically acclaimed Western drama directed by Sam Peckinpah. While it was not a box office success upon its initial release in 1972, the film has since been recognized as one of Peckinpah's finest works, praised for its nuanced portrayal of family dynamics and the decline of the American West. With an IMDb rating of 7.3 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88%, the film has found a dedicated following among both critics and audiences.
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Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film Junior Bonner offers a poignant, character-driven take on the Western genre, with a standout performance by Steve McQueen as an aging rodeo star trying to find his place in a changing world.
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Junior Bonner is a 1972 American contemporary Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Joe Don Baker, and Ida Lupino. The film focuses on a veteran rodeo rider as he returns to his hometown of Prescott, Arizona, to participate in an annual rodeo competition and reunite with his brother and estranged parents. Many critics consider it to be the warmest and most gentle of Peckinpah's films.
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