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Unforgiven

1992131 minutesR
3.9
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.2IMDb
🍅 96%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 85/100Metacritic
🎬 7.9TMDb
📊 5.7Popularity
🏆Won 4 Oscars. 52 wins & 47 nominations total
Genre: Drama, Western
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
After escaping death by the skin of her teeth, the horribly disfigured prostitute, Delilah Fitzgerald, and her appalled and equally furious co-workers summon up the courage to seek retribution in 1880s Wyoming's dangerous town of Big Whiskey. With a hefty bounty on the perpetrators' heads, triggered by the tough Sheriff "Little Bill" Daggett's insufficient sense of justice, the infamous former outlaw and now destitute Kansas hog farmer, William Munny, embarks on a murderous last mission to find the men behind the hideous crime. Along with his old partner-in-crime, Ned Logan, and the brash but inexperienced young gunman, the "Schofield Kid", Munny enters a perilous world he has renounced many years ago, knowing that he walks right into a deadly trap; however, he still needs to find a way to raise his motherless children. Now, blood demands blood. Who is the hero, and who is the villain?

Box Office

Budget:$14.4M
Revenue:$159.2M
Profit:$144.8M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision5.6/10
Emotional Arc Impact1/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score3.9/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Unforgiven Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
10 min
3
Set-Up
20 min
4
Catalyst
30 min
5
Debate
40 min
6
Break Into Two
50 min
7
B Story
60 min
8
Fun and Games
75 min
9
Midpoint
85 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
95 min
11
All Is Lost
110 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
120 min
13
Break Into Three
125 min
14
Finale
128 min
15
Final Image
131 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

William Munny, aging outlaw, lives quietly with his family, hinting at a past filled with violence.

#2

Theme Stated

10 min

Themes of justice, vengeance, and the consequences of a violent life are established.

#3

Set-Up

20 min

Munny is reluctantly drawn back into bounty hunting to provide for his family, setting the main plot in motion.

#4

Catalyst

30 min

A confrontation with Little Bill escalates tensions and introduces moral stakes.

#5

Debate

40 min

Munny struggles with whether he can morally justify returning to violence.

#6

Break Into Two

50 min

He travels to town, leaving his quiet life behind, as the story shifts from peace to confrontation.

#7

B Story

60 min

Interactions with friends, the Schofield Kid, and wife show personal stakes and humanity.

#8

Fun and Games

75 min

Munny and allies engage with outlaws, facing moral and physical challenges.

#9

Midpoint

85 min

Violent confrontation with key antagonists raises tension and pushes the story to its apex.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

95 min

Enemies tighten grip, making resolution seem unlikely.

#11

All Is Lost

110 min

Munny suffers setbacks and doubts his ability to survive and accomplish justice.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

120 min

Reflecting on the cost of violence, Munny confronts his personal demons.

#13

Break Into Three

125 min

Final showdown strategy solidifies, as Munny takes decisive action.

#14

Finale

128 min

Munny confronts the antagonists; justice and revenge are executed.

#15

Final Image

131 min

Munny walks away, leaving the town and his violent past behind, reflecting redemption and peace.