• Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 24, 2006
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Negative: 4 out of 51

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User Reviews

  1. BernhardW
    Jan 20, 2008
    10
    wonderfull epic film adventure.. Story great, pictures wonderfull, and people so much to love. thats the stuff keeping sole up. regards bernd
  2. HenryE
    May 22, 2007
    10
    It's a beautiful and moving film, a masterpiece. Robert Duvall is truley a great actor.
  3. JuanaG.
    Oct 29, 2006
    10
    When will BROKEN TRAIL with ROBERT DUVALL air again and on which CHANNEL?
  4. scotts
    Oct 4, 2006
    8
    great movie - some unusual components not usually seen in a western. "Gus" rides again !!!!!! Broken Trail is a nice compliment to Lonesome Dove - cwetainly not quite in the same league - but one of the great western movies that i have seen. Sorry guys - Open Range is a decent movie, but not even in the same conversation with Lonesome Dove - the #1 Western of all time !!!!!!!!
  5. KeithA
    Oct 2, 2006
    10
    Not since Lonsom Dove Has there been a great epic western. I think Robert Duvall is one of America's great treasures.
  6. MarcyW
    Aug 17, 2006
    10
    I applaud Broken Trail. Thank you AMC a million times over for producing and airing a program that was "wholesome" and well done. A great cowboy movie, with characters reflecting strong character. My husband and I loved it and recommend it to all of our friends
  7. GizelleD
    Aug 6, 2006
    10
    A wonderful story that pulls at heart strings, with just the right rhythm to keep you wanting more. Job well done!
  8. PeggyB
    Jul 21, 2006
    9
    I loved this movie!!! Hope you will show it again soon. Robert Duvall is ALWAYS GREAT!!! Thomas Haden Church is very good - what a voice. All supporting cast was excellent!! Thanks for a nice program.
  9. [Anonymous]
    Jul 18, 2006
    10
    beautiful rythm and beat, incredible texture. great movie
  10. BrandonS
    Jul 16, 2006
    9
    I taped this, and dragged my heels about sitting down to watch the nearly 4 hour drama. Boy am I glad I did, though. I was quickly pulled into this moving story filled with full, rich characters. This is most often being described as "excellent," and I couldn't agree more.
  11. SharieC
    Jul 11, 2006
    9
    Excellent western! Thomas Hayden Church is a truly believable cowboy. Robert Duvall is always wonderful.
  12. TomH
    Jul 5, 2006
    10
    Outstanding. Simple story of "The Trail" with awsome scenery and plot. When can you do it again?
  13. JimW
    Jun 29, 2006
    10
    Excellent show, its a DVD keeper when released.
  14. KAllen
    Jun 29, 2006
    10
    I thoroughly enjoyed this great western. I didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Can't wait for the next one from Duvall!
  15. JoeM
    Jun 28, 2006
    10
    Finally!! A show I will watch! Great movie.
  16. TeresaE
    Jun 28, 2006
    10
    Loved this movie. Great performances all around, but especially from Duvall and Church. Their characters and how they relate to one another are the beating heart of this story. Why can't H-wood make more of such qualify westerns? To borrow and slightly alter a famous line from "Field of Dreams" "If you make them, we will come!"
  17. JerryB
    Jun 28, 2006
    10
    A Great Western with powerful performances, by Thomas Haden Church, Robert Duval and number 3!!!!
  18. josak
    Jun 27, 2006
    8
    This was pretty good, but I was a bit dispointed at the slow pace (especially the first half), and the writing was a bit awkward in some scenes. It could have been a lot better, but overall it was a good movie, mostly due to Duvall's usual great performance. It doesn't hold a straw to Lonesome Dove, but I think I liked it better than Open Range.
  19. JeriW
    Jun 27, 2006
    6
    Thought the writing was choppy.
  20. KivC
    Jun 27, 2006
    10
    Excellent follow on to Open Range and Lonesome Dove.
  21. LynnR
    Jun 27, 2006
    10
    This is one of the best westerns I have seen in a long time and i hold it up against classics like "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Silverado" , "The Cowboys", "True Grit" and "Rooster Cogburn". Thank you Mr. Duvall for two nights of escapism that I truly needed and enjoyed.
  22. JeffR
    Jun 27, 2006
    9
    Enjoyable and easy to view. Easily the best show on television in the last several months. Duvall and Church worked great together. A little slow from time to time, but overall it worked.
  23. JayR
    Jun 27, 2006
    9
    Entertaining western with interesting characters and storyline. The scenery and sounds are awesome!
  24. RoseS
    Jun 27, 2006
    10
    I just loved it.
  25. briang
    Jun 26, 2006
    10
    Great movie!
  26. RachelleG
    Jun 26, 2006
    10
    The character driven story and slow pace of this beautifully filmed allowed me to feel at times that I was sitting at the campfire along with this band of unintentional friends.
  27. tonyb
    Jun 26, 2006
    10
    this was a great western movie,we need more like it. think you.
  28. RayM
    Jun 26, 2006
    10
    The show was real to the times. Rugged but sweat to men of honor. Mr. Duvalll and "Tom" were excellent. It was a real treat to look forward to this broadcast. Mr. Duvall explained alot prior on tv talk shows, which just enhanced the waithing for the event. Mr. Duvall, is a down to earth nice man, and one of Americas treasures.
  29. BillM
    Jun 26, 2006
    9
    Church and Duvall were great. The scenary was spectacular. A few dead end characters that never developed or added to the story but all in all a really good story and film. I'd recomend it to any Western fan.
  30. GinnyP
    Jun 26, 2006
    10
    Is this show ever going to be on again? I hope so.
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. A gorgeous piece of cinema.
  2. This elegant, shaggy dog of a 19th-century western takes us on a painfully human journey across the old West.
  3. 75
    A richly entertaining winner, a saga that both stirs the emotions and whips up vivid outbursts of satisfying, varmint-vanquishing action.