Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 24, 1969 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TelegraphMarc Lee
It's hard to imagine now just how astonishing it was to interrupt the action with a sun-lit frolic on a new-fangled bicycle as the whimsical Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head burbles away in the background. Read full review
100
The Hollywood ReporterJohn Mahoney
It is a great film and will be an exceptionally popular and profitable one. Read full review
100
EmpireBob McCabe
Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Though Hall's stunning vistas and gorgeous exploration of wide-open spaces hearken back to John Ford, Butch Cassidy otherwise radiates the youthful energy, manic pop playfulness, and antic clowning of the French New Wave. Read full review
90
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
It is much better and funnier than the "The Sting" precisely because it allows the two stars to play off each other. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The movie is jovial without being silly; it retains the sense of adventure that characterizes the Western, but replaces the often somber mood with one that is airy and, at times, almost comedic. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineEthan Alter
Butch Cassidy's winking awareness of its own cinematic nature (from the opening "silent movie" train robbery to the famous closing freeze frame) and witty banter give the story a degree of charm and exuberance. Read full review
80
VarietyWhitney Williams
Action dwells upon the misadventures of the pair as they pursue the outlaw trail, but more importantly, packs the type of fast movement the title indicates. Read full review
70
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The over-all production is very handsome, and the performances fine, especially Newman, Redford, and Miss Ross, who must be broadly funny and straight, almost simultaneously. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This good movie is buried beneath millions of dollars that were spent on "production values" that wreck the show. Read full review
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