The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 1,578 2010s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
3,411 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick CaveScreenplay
- John HillcoatDirector
- Nick CaveOriginal Music Composer
- Warren EllisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shia LaBeoufJack Bondurant
- Tom HardyForrest Bondurant
- Gary OldmanFloyd Banner
- Guy PearceCharlie Rakes
- Jason ClarkeHoward Bondurant
- Jessica ChastainMaggie Beauford
- Mia WasikowskaBertha Minnix
- Dane DeHaanCricket Pate
- Lew TempleDeputy Henry Abshire
- Chris McGarryDanny
- Tim TolinMason Wardell
- Marcus HesterDeputy Jeff Richards
Stills
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Themes
corruptionbased on novel or bookprohibition erabrothergangstergreat depressionappalachiabootleggingshootoutbrutalitychurchlawman
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