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Name: Shane
Director: George Stevens
Released: 1953
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.6

Shane has an iRankMovies score of 83.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Shane (1953)

The greatest story of the West ever filmed!

Release:1953

Runtime:1h 58m

Country:United States

Director:George Stevens

Language:English

Keywords

friendshipShowdownBased On Novel Or BookGunHarassmentSettlerFistfightLittle Boy

iRank83

Shane rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 47K votes

Rotten Tomatoes97%

Metacritic85%

TMDb7.343/10· 683 votes

With 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Shane

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Cast of Shane

Alan Ladd
as Shane
Jean Arthur
as Marian Starrett
Van Heflin
as Joe Starrett
Brandon De Wilde
as Joey Starrett
Jack Palance
as Jack Wilson
Ben Johnson
as Chris Calloway
Edgar Buchanan
as Fred Lewis
Emile Meyer
as Rufus Ryker
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Douglas Spencer
as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
John Dierkes
as Morgan Ryker
Ellen Corby
as Liz Torrey

Shane facts

Budget: $3.1M
Box office: $20M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Classic Western delivers timeless tale of honor with elegant visual composition
•Gunfight climax provides satisfying action conclusion with mythic weight
•Archetypal hero narrative resonates through enduring thematic universality