Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water

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Chris Pine (Star Trek), Ben Foster (The Program) and Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges lead this contemporary Texan bank-robbing thriller. From the director of Starred Up and the writer of Sicario. More

A story about the collision of the Old and New West, two brothers — Toby (Pine), a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son; and Tanner (Foster), a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger — come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet.

Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless Texas Ranger (Bridges) looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. A showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for, except family, collide.

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97 ^%Rotten
tomatoes®
9 reviews
Directed by David Mackenzie

2016Rating: MA15+, Strong violence102 minsUSA

CrimeDramaFestival & Independent

Director:: David Mackenzie ('Starred Up', 'Perfect Sense', 'Hallam Foe', 'Young Adam')
Writer:: Taylor Sheridan
Cast:: Jeff BridgesChris PineBen FosterDale DickeyGil BirminghamKaty MixonKevin Rankin

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Hell or High Water | Reviews

97%287 reviews

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

All reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

Flicks, Aaron Yap

Coming off like a Southern-fried Coen Brothers noir minus the suffocating nihilism, David Mackenzie’s ninth feature functions impressively on multiple levels. It’s a rustic, poignant tale of brotherhood, sacrifice and redemption. It’s a sobering elegy for the economically dispossessed - think 99 Homes in boot spurs and a cowboy hat. It’s also the sort of tight, terse, old-school crime drama one can imagine Don Siegel cranking out in the '70s. Whichever way you slice it, it’s a darn good flick.

Variety

A thrillingly good movie - a crackerjack drama of crime, fear, and brotherly love set in a sun-roasted, deceptively sleepy West Texas.

Time Out

You've seen it all before - but hell, it's worth seeing again.

The Telegraph

It has a straight-down-the-highway momentum, interesting stakes, and more textured character work than you can shake a stick at.

The Guardian

It's an action-thriller with punch; Bridges gives the characterisation ballast and heft and Pine and Foster bring a new, grizzled maturity to their performances.

Stuff

A heady cross-between No Country for Old Men, Seven Psychopaths and 99 Homes...

New Zealand Herald

Manages to be guns-ablaze exciting, a tenterhooks thriller, a fine judge of character, and a commentary on the economic times.

Newshub

This is a modern-day Western, a heist story of filial love, but unexpectedly pulsing with a deep social conscience. How brilliant.

Hollywood Reporter

As much as all four men are familiar types, the director, writer and actors imbue them with humanity, steering their arcs through tense action.

Empire Magazine

Taut, tense and burnished by Jeff Bridges at his best. This is a deceptively simple tale of Texan cops and robbers that drags the Old West into the modern age.

Hell or High Water | Release Details

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