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Junior Bonner Reviews

1972

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Sam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), who returns home to Arizona to reconcile with the family he hasn't seen in years. Bonner is shocked to see that the solid family he was hoping to come back to is breaking apart. .. Read more

Starring	Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker
Director	Sam Peckinpah
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Peckinpah coasting enjoyably between Straw Dogs and The Getaway with an elegiac reworking of Nick Ray's The Lusty Men,... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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- - 2
  - 0
  Nice movie
  
  This movie may now seem a bit old-fashioned but its heart is in the right place and the cast is brilliant all along. It's a nice portrait of a man who's... read more »
  
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- 301210
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - nicoloco
  - london
  - 13 Mar 2004 at 11:37
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- - 0
  - 0
  Modern rodeo cowboys.
  
  I like steve mcqueen but this was not for me. Modern rodeo movie and very slow start. I say start as I did not see all of it. Switched off after about 20 mins ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1053908
- - nobbyone
  - 94 reviews
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 01:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Great film - but don't watch this version!
  
  Junior Bonner is a truly great and frequently overlooked film in the Sam Peckinpah canon. It contians no violence, sex or bullets and is a close to contemporary... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 943148
- - Nik
  - 5 reviews
  - Hull
  - 28 Nov 2010 at 22:43
- - 0
  - 1
  Underrated McQueen Movie
  
  This is quiet, sedate little movie when compared to most of Steve McQueen's other work but that is what makes it so good. it's filled with a lot of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 933658
- - thebishmeister
  - 35 reviews
  - Brizzle
  - 22 Oct 2010 at 13:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Bonner Boys bump Broncos and Bulls
  
  This is another of Sam Peckinpah's tributes to the 'Old West', this time he is aided by Steve McQueen and Robert Preston.
  
  Here we see the... read more »
  
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- 691102
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 19 Jan 2009 at 18:12
- - 0
  - 2
  steve
  
  this was the last film i ever saw with my father in cinema, that's it really
  
  Report this review
- 511074
- - juradino
  - 627 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Jan 2008 at 01:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Drawn out male angst
  
  There lots of male bonding and impressive horse stunts performed by McQueen himself, but these do not a good movie make. Individual scenes sparkle - this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 189827
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DD
  - London
  - 04 Jan 2006 at 17:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Yeehaw!
  
  I saw this in the cinema when it was first released so decided to hire it again. It was a charming and well acted film. To watch the old west disappear to make ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 182417
- - a customer
  - Portsmouth, Hampshire
  - 06 Dec 2005 at 22:35
- - 1
  - 0
  True Steve Mc Queen
  
  A slow but touching story in true Steve Mc Queen style, he plays a cool character who deep down has a heart of gold. A good film for all his fans but the deep ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 68297
- - Larry Longton
  - Sunny Chorley
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 09:23
- - 2
  - 0
  Nice movie
  
  This movie may now seem a bit old-fashioned but its heart is in the right place and the cast is brilliant all along. It's a nice portrait of a man who's... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 301210
- - nicoloco
  - london
  - 13 Mar 2004 at 11:37
View all members' reviews (9)

- - 2
  - 0
  Nice movie
  
  This movie may now seem a bit old-fashioned but its heart is in the right place and the cast is brilliant all along. It's a nice portrait of a man who's... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 301210
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - nicoloco
  - london
  - 13 Mar 2004 at 11:37
- - 1
  - 0
  True Steve Mc Queen
  
  A slow but touching story in true Steve Mc Queen style, he plays a cool character who deep down has a heart of gold. A good film for all his fans but the deep ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 68297
- - Larry Longton
  - Sunny Chorley
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 09:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Bonner Boys bump Broncos and Bulls
  
  This is another of Sam Peckinpah's tributes to the 'Old West', this time he is aided by Steve McQueen and Robert Preston.
  
  Here we see the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 691102
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 19 Jan 2009 at 18:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Yeehaw!
  
  I saw this in the cinema when it was first released so decided to hire it again. It was a charming and well acted film. To watch the old west disappear to make ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 182417
- - a customer
  - Portsmouth, Hampshire
  - 06 Dec 2005 at 22:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Drawn out male angst
  
  There lots of male bonding and impressive horse stunts performed by McQueen himself, but these do not a good movie make. Individual scenes sparkle - this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 189827
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DD
  - London
  - 04 Jan 2006 at 17:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Great film - but don't watch this version!
  
  Junior Bonner is a truly great and frequently overlooked film in the Sam Peckinpah canon. It contians no violence, sex or bullets and is a close to contemporary... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 943148
- - Nik
  - 5 reviews
  - Hull
  - 28 Nov 2010 at 22:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Modern rodeo cowboys.
  
  I like steve mcqueen but this was not for me. Modern rodeo movie and very slow start. I say start as I did not see all of it. Switched off after about 20 mins ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1053908
- - nobbyone
  - 94 reviews
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 01:23
- - 0
  - 1
  Underrated McQueen Movie
  
  This is quiet, sedate little movie when compared to most of Steve McQueen's other work but that is what makes it so good. it's filled with a lot of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 933658
- - thebishmeister
  - 35 reviews
  - Brizzle
  - 22 Oct 2010 at 13:20
- - 0
  - 2
  steve
  
  this was the last film i ever saw with my father in cinema, that's it really
  
  Report this review
- 511074
- - juradino
  - 627 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Jan 2008 at 01:25

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- Junior Bonner
  
  Sam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), who returns home to Arizona to reconcile with the family he hasn't seen in years. Bonner is shocked to see that the solid family he was hoping to come ...