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Westworld

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83% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane and Martin are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger, Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.
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Yul Brynner gives a memorable performance as a robotic cowboy in this amusing sci-fi/western hybrid.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 15, 2023
Micheal Crichton's Westworld is a moderately entertaining sci-fi film; its major disadvantage is that Crichton's ideas is -- potentially -- too ingenious for what he was able to do. Go to Full Review Gavin Bainbridge Empire Magazine Mar 13, 2021
4/5
A sharp, far-reaching sci-fi that will be remembered for Brynner's monotone maniac and a classic premise; Westworld is a thrilling What If? Go to Full Review Variety Jun 5, 2007
Combines solid entertainment, chilling topicality, and superbly intelligent serio-comic story values. Go to Full Review Aaron Neuwirth Why So Blu Mar 14, 2026
4/5
The film is well-made and delivers on being a solid mix of satire and thrills. The extra layer of having Brynner on board only adds to the eeriness that should emerge once everything goes haywire. Go to Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Feb 23, 2026
3/5
The film may be a somewhat middling affair in the end, but the ideas it presents are rather compelling, and for that alone, it remains a provocative classic that can't be dismissed entirely. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 8, 2025
3/4
It offers such a tantalizing premise that it’s no wonder Crichton later modified it by adding dinosaurs to the equation and coming up with Jurassic Park. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 7, 2026 This was the original movie where everything malfunctions! See more Jonathan O @RT41230270 Aug 15, 2026 Before there's Jurassic Park and The Terminator comes westworld a terrifying and entertaining sci-fi horror film and the most terrifying is men created AI human for theme park. See more EE D @RT03285035 Aug 8, 2026 Not bad for the time but definitely not worth watching after the series See more Nic S @NicSmith37398392 Jul 29, 2026 Watchable but disappointing. See more Gnm 5 @Gnm597 Jun 17, 2026 I love finding movies like this! I was smiling 3/4 of it! Campy, ya, but still for 1973, great story, mostly good acting. 53 yrs old, and better than most of the new movies on Disney! See more Michael A @Kinich61 Jun 5, 2026 Great movie, way better than the much later revamped series! See more Read all reviews
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Michael Crichton

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Yul Brynner

Robot Gunslinger

Richard Benjamin

Peter Martin

James Brolin

John Blane

Norman Bartold

Medieval Knight

Dick Van Patten

Banker

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Synopsis Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane and Martin are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger, Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.
Director
Michael Crichton
Producer
Paul N. Lazarus III
Screenwriter
Michael Crichton
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 25, 2010
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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