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The Good Old Boys is a american film of genre Adventure directed by Tommy Lee Jones with Tommy Lee Jones

The Good Old Boys (1995)

The Good Old Boys
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Length 2h10
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OriginUSA
Genres Adventure,    Western
Rating63% 3.197613.197613.197613.197613.19761

The Good Old Boys is a 1995 American western adventure TV movie that was the directorial debut of Tommy Lee Jones. Jones also starred and co-wrote the teleplay, which is based on the book of the same name by Elmer Kelton.

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An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

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