Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country

Watch Ride the High Country Online Free

- 74/100 based on 14,399 votes

Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. He hires an old partner, Gil Westrum, and his young protege Heck to assist him. Steve doesn't know, however, that Gil and Heck plan to steal the gold, with or without Steve's help. On the trail, the three get involved in a young woman's desire to escape first from her father, then from her fiance and his dangerously psychotic brothers.... (Full plot summary below)

Watch MOVIES for FREE on Prime Video

Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!

Share this

Ride the High Country Online Streaming

Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.

Rent Ride the High Country on DVD

Rent Ride the High Country on Blu-ray

Today's Featured Movies:

The DescentThe Descent
Fight ClubFight Club
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
MidsommarMidsommar
The LighthouseThe Lighthouse
The Usual SuspectsThe Usual Suspects
The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceA.I. Artificial Intelligence
Knives OutKnives Out
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererPerfume: The Story of a Murderer
Burn After ReadingBurn After Reading
AlienAlien
This Means WarThis Means War
The TerminalThe Terminal
The Boondock SaintsThe Boondock Saints

You Might Also Like:

Cut-Throats NineCut-Throats Nine
Bad CompanyBad Company
100 Rifles100 Rifles
The Spikes GangThe Spikes Gang
The YearlingThe Yearling
The War WagonThe War Wagon

Actors in Ride the High Country:

Randolph Scott
Joel McCrea
Mariette Hartley
Ron Starr
Edgar Buchanan
R.G. Armstrong

Full Plot Details

Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. He hires an old partner, Gil Westrum, and his young protege Heck to assist him. Steve doesn't know, however, that Gil and Heck plan to steal the gold, with or without Steve's help. On the trail, the three get involved in a young woman's desire to escape first from her father, then from her fiance and his dangerously psychotic brothers.

Review & Comments

Leave your thoughts about Ride the High Country.

Movie Reviews

Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Michael WilmingtonSome of the hallmarks of Peckinpah's style—most notably the moving POV shots, quick cuts, and off-center close-ups—manifest even in the colorful, smooth High Country.
Austin Chronicle - 10/10 by Michael SragowWhen you see a great Peckinpah film like his second feature, Ride the High Country (1962), you feel that the director has found a way to tell a story that lays his own soul across the screen. This movie celebrates a hero of self-control. But each frame is energized with a sense of what that self-control has cost the man in love, friendship, and glory.
culturevulture.net - 9/10 by Tom BlockA film of abundant visual beauty through whose heart blows a chill valedictory breeze.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzA superior Western featuring two of that genre's greats, Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott, who were both in their 60s at the time...
The New Yorker - 9/10 by Pauline KaelTake two cornbelt veterans like Mr. McCrea and Mr. Scott, give them a taut, tangy script (by N. B. Stone Jr.) a trim supporting cast and a good director (Sam Peckinpah), and you have the most disarming little horse opera in months.
Filmcritic.com - 8/10 by David BezansonRide the High Country vigorously and colorfully brings alive the Old West of cinematic myth.
New York Times - 8/10 by Bosley CrowtherSymbols of a waning era who eventually clash over right and wrong, Messrs. McCrea and Scott mesh perfectly, with the latter getting the drollest lines -- and there are plenty.
The Guardian - 8/10 by Paul HowlettIt is Sam Peckinpah’s direction, however, that gives the film greatest artistry. He gives N. B. Stone Jr.’s script a measure beyond its adequacy, instilling bright moments of sharp humor and an overall significant empathetic flavor.
Combustible Celluloid - 8/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonUsing everything that came before and predicting everything that came after, Ride the High Country can now be seen as the lynchpin in the history of the entire Western genre.
User Review - 10/10 by Becca WOne of the great dark side of the western movies.

Browse Movie Genres

Other Links

Ride the High Country

Watch Online For Free | Free Movies | Movie Genres | Most Viewed | Top Rated | Latest Releases

About Us • Affiliates • Terms of Use • Disclaimer • Cookies • Privacy Policy • Copyright • DMCA Compliance • Contact Us • Language Settings

Copyright © 2004 - 2016 Watch Online For Free or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.

Imagery, artwork, logos, service marks, and trademarks used on this page are the intellectual property of their respective companies.

Related Websites: Prime Free Trial - DVD Rental Free Trial - Free Prime Video Trial - Movie Trailers