"Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide" (2014 edition) gave "Stagecoach" 2½ stars (out of 4), describing it as a "star-studded Western" which "is OK, but can't hold a candle to the 1939 masterpiece". Maltin also calls it "[Overlong" and notes that "Wayne Newton sings the title song!". "Steven H. Scheuer's Movies on TV" (1972–73 edition) also granted 2½ stars (out of 4), characterizing it "all-star remake of the classic" and evaluating that "[The Ford version was better, but the action is still pretty good the second time around". A later edition (1986–87) shortened the capsule review to "all-star…" and "[Action is still pretty good…". A still later edition (1993–1994) retained "all-star", but revised the second sentence to "[Doesn't live up to its predecessor, but OK on its own terms".