Walking Tall (1973)
"The measure of a man is how tall he walks."
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 77%
(RT: 77%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Elizabeth Hartman as Pauline
Gene Evans as Sheriff Al Thurman
Noah Beery Jr. as Carl Pusser
Brenda Benet as Luan Paxton
John Brascia as Prentiss Parley
Bruce Glover as Grady Coker
Arch Johnson as Buel Jaggers
Is Walking Tall good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 151 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 77%.
Overview
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs. Wikipedia ↗
