Hell or High Water
4 Oscar Nominations
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A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
What critics thought
Hell or High Water landed as a near-unanimous critical triumph on release — a neo-Western heist film praised for its richly drawn characters, confident pacing, and a screenplay that uses bank robbery as a lens on economic desperation in modern America. The film's screenwriting earned particular attention, later recognized by the Writers Guild among the greatest of the century so far, though popular audience enthusiasm runs slightly cooler than the critical embrace.
“In ways large and small, Hell or High Water is a movie so beautiful and harsh and elegiac and knowing, the moment it was over was the moment I wanted to see it again.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun Times
“Hell or High Water surprises with its complex narrative, stuns with its cinematography, and makes up for this summer's shortcomings.”
Samantha Ladwig·IGN
“a fresh, smart, bank robbery-character study and one of the best screenplays so far this year”
Tom Stempel·Creative Screenwriting
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Mackenzie
StarringJeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland
ComposerNick Cave, Warren Ellis
Hell or High Water
4 Oscar Nominations
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
What critics thought
Hell or High Water landed as a near-unanimous critical triumph on release — a neo-Western heist film praised for its richly drawn characters, confident pacing, and a screenplay that uses bank robbery as a lens on economic desperation in modern America. The film's screenwriting earned particular attention, later recognized by the Writers Guild among the greatest of the century so far, though popular audience enthusiasm runs slightly cooler than the critical embrace.
“In ways large and small, Hell or High Water is a movie so beautiful and harsh and elegiac and knowing, the moment it was over was the moment I wanted to see it again.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun Times
“Hell or High Water surprises with its complex narrative, stuns with its cinematography, and makes up for this summer's shortcomings.”
Samantha Ladwig·IGN
“a fresh, smart, bank robbery-character study and one of the best screenplays so far this year”
Tom Stempel·Creative Screenwriting
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Mackenzie
StarringJeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland
ComposerNick Cave, Warren Ellis
Rent/Purchase