Maverick Maverick

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.

Mel Gibson Jodie Foster James Garner Graham Greene Alfred Molina James Coburn Dub Taylor Geoffrey Lewis Paul L. Smith Dan Hedaya Dennis Fimple Denver Pyle Clint Black Max Perlich Art LaFleur Leo Gordon Paul Tuerpe Jean De Baer Paul Brinegar Hal Ketchum

western drama action comedy adventure

127 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Reinis Vaza

    Review by Reinis Vaza ★★★★★

    One of my all time favorite comedies with great humor, wonderful, funny performances, ridiculous poker scene at the end and with loveliness that only Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster can bring to the screen. Entertaining and thrilling as hell. :)

  • jdetrick

    Review by jdetrick ★★★★

    I do so miss the days when I could watch a Mel Gibson film and enjoy it without thinking of who he is outside of his films. Because, I have to say, he is so much fun to watch in many of his films (especially this one) and so very charming. And when I first saw this movie in the theater, I adored it. Even now, it does retain a lot of its charms.

    I never give Richard Donner enough credit. Despite his long list of movies, many of which I'm quite fond of, whenever I think of him the only movie that comes to mind is Superman. I don't know why that is, but he does a nice job…

  • Andrew Bemis

    Review by Andrew Bemis ★★★½

    I haven't seen this since 1994, and was amused to discover that the few things I remembered about it - Danny Glover's cameo, Mel Gibson smoking a cigar in a bathtub, and Jodie Foster cracking a joke about Gibson and James Garner's penises - were completely accurate. An adaptation of the Garner-starring TV series, it's a pleasantly old-fashioned way to spend two hours. William Goldman's is slight but never pretends to be otherwise, Richard Donner's analog directing style is refreshing at this point, and the Vilmos Zsigmond cinematography gives the movie an grand sense of scale while still fitting the comedic tone. It's a little awkward to remember that I once found Mel Gibson attractive (as I'm sure it is for many), and intriguing that a lesbian and a bigot had such great chemistry. As a friend put it after the Globes, the bond of friendship is a curious thing.

  • Ben Millett

    Review by Ben Millett ★★★

    Fun movie. Doesn't take itself too seriously.

  • Leighton Trent

    Review by Leighton Trent ★★★★

    There's not much ill I can speak of this film. I finally got around to seeing it and it's everything it was purported to be. Charismatic, energetic, fun, funny, twists: the script has just about everything it needs. Gibson, Garner, and Foster, are all terrific, even if Foster can overdo the humor some of the time. Add into this some gorgeous scenery, expert cinematography, and wonderful period production work, it's the exact kind of tv-to-film remake Hollywood should make.

  • Antti Viklund

    Review by Antti Viklund ★★★½

    I've always kinda liked Maverick. It's an easy watch.

  • Silent J

    Review by Silent J ★★★★★

    Hilarious, well acted, well directed, well written, great action, charming, highly entertaining, and highly underrated.

  • nicksav

    Review by nicksav ★★★★

    A really fun entertaining comedy western.

  • ErixAntoine

    Review by ErixAntoine ★★★

    Cheerfully silly comic western goes on forever but is hard to dislike outright, thanks to Mel Gibson at his most charming and an eagerness to please. Sometimes a movie is just likable. I don't think this makes anyone's top ten list, but I'll gather it's probably better than you remember. If you remember it at all.