The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Jim McNeely thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939 and works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerry De LeonWriter
- Ty RobertsDirector
Cast
- Lane GarrisonJim McNeely
- Hassie HarrisonMazie Wales
- Ali CobrinLee Montgomery
- Austin NicholsDent Paxton
- Lew TempleOrt Cooley
- Jeff GibbsScott Kibbe
- Richard L. OlsenMr. Naylor
- Donny BoazCharlie Dupree
- Allan McLeodBarry Wakely
- Gregory KellyCap Bruner
- Tristan RiggsYoung Bully
- Temple BakerPluto
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booktexasperiod dramawildcatteroil field1930s