

First Cow
2020 · Movie · 2h 2m · PG-13
DramaWestern
"A simple western about the origin of the American Dream."
Overview
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
90/100
Key crew
- Kelly ReichardtDirector
- Kelly ReichardtScreenplay
- William TylerOriginal Music Composer
- Jonathan RaymondScreenplay
Cast
- John MagaroCookie
- Orion LeeKing-Lu
- Toby JonesChief Factor
- Ewen BremnerLloyd
- Scott ShepherdCaptain
- Gary FarmerTotillicum
- Lily GladstoneChief Factor’s Wife
- Alia ShawkatWoman with Dog
- Dylan SmithTrapper Jack
- Ryan FindleyTrapper Dame
- Manuel RodriguezTrapper Bill
- Patrick D. GreenRussian Trapper
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Themes
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