Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Drama/High Noon
High Noon poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 51.0 / 100
2000·Drama / Western / Action·1h 28m

HIGH NOON

High Noon tells the story of a lawman named Will Kane (Skerritt) who has just married a young bride, Amy (Thompson), promising to leave his dangerous career and settle down for a quiet life. Just as they are about to leave, word comes that a vicious killer Kane had sent to prison years earlier, is coming to town on the noon train seeking vengeance. Kane attempts to rally the town to fight the gunman, but not even his former deputy Harvey (Diamond) is willing to help. Harvey's cowardice infuriates his girlfriend, Helen (Alonso), whose romantic past with both Kane and with the arriving gunman convinces her to pack up and leave town. As the dreaded noon hour approaches, Kane realizes he must stand alone against the coming storm.

Above the Line
Rod Hardy·DirectorCarl Foreman·Original Film WriterT.S. Cook·TeleplayRobert McLachlan·Director of PhotographyAllyn Ferguson·Original Music ComposerMichael D. Ornstein·Editor
Cast
Tom Skerritt·Will KaneReed Diamond·HarveySusanna Thompson·AmyMaría Conchita Alonso·HelenNoel Fisher·BillyFrank C. Turner·Station MasterDavid LeReaney·Sam BeattieDennis Weaver·Mart HoweAugust Schellenberg·AntonioMichael Madsen·Frank Miller
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 1
Rod Hardy·Director
Writing· 2
Carl Foreman·Original Film WriterT.S. Cook·Teleplay
Camera· 1
Robert McLachlan·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Michael D. Ornstein·EditorAlison Learned Wolf·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Allyn Ferguson·Original Music ComposerJohn Rice·Sound EditorPhillip Seretti·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 1
Sean Blackie·Assistant Set Decoration
Production· 5
Karen Sharpe·ProducerDavid A. Rosemont·Executive ProducerTed Bauman·ProducerCandice Elzinga·CastingKaari M. Autry·Production Secretary
By the Numbers
51.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind High Noon's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#E3B161
#A87435
#473528
Mood
Tense, Determined
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“A man in a dark cowboy hat, white collared shirt, dark vest with a star badge, dark pants, and a gun holster walks towards the viewer. The background is a yello”

westernthriller
Key Elements
Cowboy HatStar BadgeGun HolsterHorsesBuildings
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY ROD HARDY

Every catalog entry where Rod Hardy is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE DRAMA

Top-ranked films inside drama, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 2000S

The best films of the 2000s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows