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Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens

First Contact. Last Stand.

20115.61h 59m

Overview

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Directed by Jon Favreau
Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Produced by Alex Kurtzman, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Box OfficeBudget: $163.0MRevenue: $174.8M

Top Cast

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Jake Lonergan

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Woodrow Dolarhyde

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Ella Swenson

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Doc

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Nat Colorado

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Percy Dolarhyde

Noah Ringer

Noah Ringer

Emmet Taggart

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Sheriff John Taggart

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Meacham

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Hunt

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftsheriffrobberyescapearizonalaserapache nationnative americanbased on comicalienoutlawufogunfightcreaturealien invasion19th century

About Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens is a action, science fiction, thriller, western film released in 2011 exploring themes of spacecraft, sheriff, robbery, escape, arizona, laser. Directed by Jon Favreau, it stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde. A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

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