The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 56 2000s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic73/100
738 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick CaveScreenplay
- John HillcoatDirector
- Warren EllisOriginal Music Composer
- Nick CaveOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Guy PearceCharlie Burns
- Ray WinstoneCaptain Morris Stanley
- Danny HustonArthur Burns
- Emily WatsonMartha Stanley
- David WenhamEden Fletcher
- Richard WilsonMike Burns
- John HurtJellon Lamb
- Noah TaylorBrian O'Leary
- Robert MorganSergeant Lawrence
- Jeremy MadronaAsian Prostitute
- Jae MamuyacAsian Prostitute
- Mick RoughanMad Jack Bradshaw
Stills
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Themes
australiabounty hunterpsychopathgallowsoutlawmisanthrophydecapitationgangshootoutsadistbrutalityhideout
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