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The Homesman

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Original title: The Homesman
Year: 2014
Running time: 122 min.
Country: United States
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, Wesley Oliver. Novel: Glendon Swarthout
Music: Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Cast: Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Tim Blake Nelson, David Dencik, John Lithgow, James Spader, Meryl Streep, William Fichtner, Jesse Plemons, Evan Jones, Hailee Steinfeld, Jo Harvey Allen, Barry Corbin, Caroline LagerfeltSee 4 More
Producer: Javelina Film Company, The, Ithaca, Europa Corp. Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Western. Drama | Friendship. 19th Century. Disease/illness. Disability
Movie Groups: Glendon Swarthout Adaptations
Synopsis: Mary Bee Cuddy, 31, lives a solitary existence in a God-fearing mid-western town. She is designated by members of her church to take back East three women who have lost their minds. On the way from Nebraska to Iowa, where those women will at last find refuge, Mary Bee saves the life of Briggs, a claim-jumper and outlaw. He agrees to help in her mission through snowstorms and perilous encounters with settlers, Indians and the harshness of the Frontier territory.

Awards: 2014: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

2014: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Swank)

Critics' reviews

"Jones never seems to indulge excess on the part of his cast. Though the characters are strong, the performances are understated (...) He says a thing or two on [women] with a sensitivity that comes as a welcome surprise."

Peter Debruge: Variety
"An absorbing, melancholy look at the hard lot of women in the Old West. (...) [The movie is] lyrical and shocking, weirdly funny and grimly serious"

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"While the film’s not terribly satisfying, sitting too awkwardly on screen to feel fully-achieved, it’s an odd enough bird that it’s more than worth the watch. And Jones, if nothing else, remains a confident director."

Oliver Lyttelton: IndieWire
"The Homesman is both a captivating western and a meticulous, devastating feminist critique of the genre"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"The Homesman aims for a story that's poignant and told sparely, but comes across as mawkish, tedious and self-indulgent (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Tommy Lee Jones shows some true storytelling grit in this superbly watchable frontier western (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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