Walking Tall (2004)
One man will stand up for what's right.
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Walking Tall rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.2/10· 112K votes
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Metacritic44%
TMDb6.313/10· 2K votesWith 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 44/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Walking Tall
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Cast of Walking Tall
Dwayne Johnson
as Chris Vaughn
Johnny Knoxville
as Ray Templeton
Neal McDonough
as Jay Hamilton
Kristen Wilson
as Michelle Vaughn
Ashley Scott
as Deni
Khleo Thomas
as Pete Vaughn
John Beasley
as Chris Vaughn Sr.
Barbara Tarbuck
as Connie Vaughn
Michael Bowen
as Sheriff Stan Watkins
Kevin Durand
as Booth
Andrew Tarbet
as Jimmy
Patrick Gallagher
as Keith
Walking Tall facts
- Budget
- $46M
- Box office
- $57.2M
- Collection
- Walking Tall (Reboot) Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Action beats showcase strong martial arts choreography impressively
- •True story inspiration adds weight to vigilante narrative
- •Revenge plot delivers satisfying catharsis for action fans
What the audience disliked
- •Simplistic morality lacks nuance in justice themed storytelling
- •Clichéd script follows genre formula predictably without distinction
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