Rio Bravo
They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $6M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Rio Bravo actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Rio Bravo appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Golden Globes
1 win · 2 nominations
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
Directors Guild of America Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Rio Bravo returned 4.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Mar 8, 1959
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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