Last Man Standing

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Last Man Standing

R,

1996,

1h 41m,

Action/

Crime/

Drama

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44%

32 Reviews

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51%

50,000+ Ratings

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51%

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Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a drab Texas town. However, he is quick to trade information to Strozzi's rival, Doyle (David Patrick Kelly). Then, having learned about Doyle's infatuation with beautiful Felina (Karina Lombard), Smith uses her to push both bosses into full-scale bloodshed. The only one who suspects anything is Hickey (Christopher Walken), Doyle's lieutenant.

Critics Consensus

Last Man Standing's brooding atmosphere and bursts of artfully arranged action prove intriguing yet ultimately insufficient substitutes for a consistently compelling story.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

Last Man Standing is such a desperately cheerless film, so dry and laconic and wrung out, that you wonder if the filmmakers ever thought that in any way it could be... fun.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Sep 18, 2026

2.5/5

In "Yojimbo" and "A Fistful of Dollars," it feels like Sanjuro and the Man With No Name are respectively plotting as they go. This is just reverential cosplay, handsome and expensive but cosplay all the same.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 2, 2025

1.5/4

A stylized slog.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mar 25, 2025

2.5/4

...a watchable yet entirely forgettable actioner that never becomes as gripping or engrossing as one might’ve anticipated...

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

Sep 29, 2023

7.5/10

An undeniable testament to Walter Hill’s mastery with an action sequence

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

Aug 2, 2022

3/5

With its hazy, sepia-tinged lens, and helped along by the film-noir style narration, this Prohibition-era action-packed crime drama has the look and feel of a classic.

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George L

Dec 9, 2018

Awful film - a witless hotch potch of other film. When I was younger a gave up dreams of being an artist when I realised my hands were not skilled enough to transfer what was in my head onto canvas, Walter Hill should have done the same. It's almost as if someone had a bag of ideas; gangster flick, spaghetti western, shootem-up video game and tossed them up into the air and made the resulting confused mess as a joke. There is not a single redeeming thing about the film, except maybe Christopher Walken who appeared truly deranged .. then again so would I if I'd found myself in this garbage.

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Abraham W

Jul 15, 2018

Awesome shoot em up ! underrated movie

Luke R

Mar 16, 2018

Powerful and intense. unusual setting and story line. more believable character than "die hard" roles.

Rey G

Feb 8, 2018

As an old school action movie, it's perfect. Guns that never run dry. Monosyllabic protagonist. Big bad guy who's not as scary as his number two. All things that make up a fun soda and popcorn movie. Willis is good as the new "Man with No Name". Christopher Walken is just as villainous as you always wanted him to be. Bruce Dern adds a little flavor as the inept sheriff. And the shootouts are great. However, for those how absolutely must compare it to the original and it's original reimagining (Yojimbo and Fistful of Dollars), no it's not as good. This doesn't have any of the sweeping landscapes and beautiful cinematography as Sergio Leon's masterful Dollars Trilogy (however it also doesn't have that irritating kid crying and yelling "Mama" either). So if you want an artful masterpiece that's slower and has less action, watch Fistful of Dollars (better than Yojimbo, in my opinion). But, if you want a straight forward action story with gangsters and Tommy guns, watch this.

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Ron S

Sep 12, 2017

I love this movie! Always loved Bruce Willis, and this hard boiled western/detective/gangster movie is the perfect vehicle.

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Aug 18, 2017

Regardless of what other critics said about the movie, I liked it. I had to watch it more than once to really understand it, but once I did, I thought it was very good.

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Walter Hill

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Bruce Willis

John Smith

Christopher Walken

Hickey

Bruce Dern

Sheriff Ed Galt

Alexandra Powers

Lucy Kolinski

David Patrick Kelly

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Synopsis

Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a drab Texas town. However, he is quick to trade information to Strozzi's rival, Doyle (David Patrick Kelly). Then, having learned about Doyle's infatuation with beautiful Felina (Karina Lombard), Smith uses her to push both bosses into full-scale bloodshed. The only one who suspects anything is Hickey (Christopher Walken), Doyle's lieutenant.

Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Walter Hill, Arthur M. Sarkissian, Ralph S. Singleton
Screenwriter: Walter Hill
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.1M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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