The Outsider

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Western
  • TV Movie
11/10/2002
119
R

His justice comes from the barrel of a gun.

Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.

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  • dennyjt

    Shades of Angel & The Badman in this tale of wounded gunfighter Daly turning up at Quaker Watts shack. She takes him in and nurses him back to health, although wary of his quick temper. As he recovers, he is shadowed by her wide-eyed son, in the manner of Shane. Despite the obvious antecedents, this succeeds on its own merits as a rewarding adult Western. The local gang are gunning for Daly, having earlier swiftly dispatched Watts husband, but she finds opposition to her burgeoning love from the leaders of her cult, as Daly goes to town to face the gang. Keith Carradine is the religious leader, David Carradine the doctor.

    August 1, 2022
  • Wuchak

    Hidden gem of a Western

    In Montana, 1887, a shootist (Tim Daly) finds sanctuary with a widow (Naomi Watts) & her son, who happen to belong to a Plain People sect. Keith Carradine plays a neighboring elder while David Carradine is on hand as the local doctor.

    "The Outsider" (2002) meshes ideas from Angel and the Badman, Shane, Witness and The Scarlet Letter (1995) and is pretty much on par with the best of em in its own unique way. Theres a reverent, beautiful vibe reminiscent of The Last of the Mohicans (1992), just with the setting & tone of the future Forsaken with Donald & Kiefer Sutherland.

    Two heavy topics are addressed. One is absolute pacifism vs limited pacifism. The small sect advocates the former while the movie adv...

    September 13, 2025

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