Purgatory
Uli EdelWhere to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Sam Shepard 
Eric Roberts 
Randy Quaid 
Peter Stormare Brad Rowe 
Donnie Wahlberg
Plot
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.
Sinekatalog’s take
Uli Edel's TV western, with Eric Stoltz and Donnie Wahlberg, is offbeat and thoughtful, an allegorical afterlife tale.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (4,706 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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