The Rifleman

Director(s)Joseph H. Lewis, Arnold Laven, Arthur H. Nadel
Production year1961
Genre(s)Drama, Western
Approx. running minutes26m

The Rifleman

THE RIFLEMAN is a western action series; in this episode, a group of prisoners mount an escape during a transport.
THE RIFLEMAN is a western action series; in this episode, a group of prisoners mount an escape during a transport.
mild violence, threat, language
Classified Date:
17/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People fight in hand to hand combat, trading blows. There are also shoot-out sequences, though the context is historical.
threat and horror
People are held at gunpoint, and there is brief threat to a child.
language
There is repeated use of a mild bad language ('sodbuster').
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mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is shot during a shoot-out.
threat and horror
Occasional scenes of gun threat occur. In one sequence, a child is held hostage. However, these scenes lack any intensity.
additional issues
A doctor swiftly and reassuringly tends to a child's head injury.
brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
07/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men corner and grab a woman, who screams and struggles. However, other people quickly come to her aid.
additional issues
Mild violence includes a fist fight and a shootout, all without visible injury detail. There are mild scenes of threatening and aggressive behaviour, including gun threat. In other scenes, townsfolk and mountain settlers accuse one another of prejudice against each other's communities.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
Classified date17/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
People fight in hand to hand combat, trading blows. There are also shoot-out sequences, though the context is historical.
threat and horror
People are held at gunpoint, and there is brief threat to a child.
language
There is repeated use of a mild bad language ('sodbuster').
mild violence, threat, language
Classified Date:
17/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People fight in hand to hand combat, trading blows. There are also shoot-out sequences, though the context is historical.
threat and horror
People are held at gunpoint, and there is brief threat to a child.
language
There is repeated use of a mild bad language ('sodbuster').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is shot during a shoot-out.
threat and horror
Occasional scenes of gun threat occur. In one sequence, a child is held hostage. However, these scenes lack any intensity.
additional issues
A doctor swiftly and reassuringly tends to a child's head injury.
brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
07/03/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men corner and grab a woman, who screams and struggles. However, other people quickly come to her aid.
additional issues
Mild violence includes a fist fight and a shootout, all without visible injury detail. There are mild scenes of threatening and aggressive behaviour, including gun threat. In other scenes, townsfolk and mountain settlers accuse one another of prejudice against each other's communities.
Director(s)Joseph H. Lewis, Arnold Laven, Arthur H. Nadel
Production year1961
Genre(s)Drama, Western
Approx. running minutes26m
Classified date17/03/2025
LanguageEnglish