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Young Guns (1988)

★ 6.7 · 1,025 ratings on TMDB

Six reasons why the west was wild.

Young Guns poster★ 6.7

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

DirectorChristopher Cain
CastCasey Siemaszko, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Emilio Estevez, Jack Palance, Kiefer Sutherland
GenresAction, Adventure, Western
The emergence reading

Young Guns keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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