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Ride with the Devil

In a No-man's Land between North and South, You didn't fight for the Blue or the Grey... You fought for your friends and family.

1999 · 2h 18m · R Drama, Romance, War, Western
Directed by Ang Lee

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Overview

Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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65%
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Rotten

Lee appears to have been torn between making a character study and an action movie, so both elements get short shrift.

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

The intriguing (if not always successful) result is an oddly contemplative picture about a horribly bellicose time.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

Ang Lee is amazing.

Peter Brunette, Film.com
Fresh

A sublime contemplation of the American character at a particularly revealing time in our struggle to become a nation.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten

Oddly distant and uninvolving for such a blazing subject.

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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