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Meek's Cutoff (2010)

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Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

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The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in each other's instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy. Written by Oscilloscope

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Rated PG for some mild violent content, brief language and smoking | See all certifications »
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$20,042 (USA) (8 April 2011)

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$977,600 (USA) (19 August 2011)
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When the party are sorting through pots and pans after the wagon wreck, a kettle which by its color could only be aluminum or silver, is shown. Large kettles were not made of silver (and even if they were, would not have been carried by settlers) and aluminum was not in use as a material for cookware in the 1850s. Aluminum was not produced in commercial quantities until well into the 20th century. See more »

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slow paced but you dwell on it for days afterward
11 June 2011 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I have many friends who don't like most of the high tech movies that involve car races, shoot um ups, special effects & overall fast pace.

well, here is a movie for you! Slow & easy it is You take a small group of travelers in 3 covered wagons & experience what it was like 150+ years ago for the folks who settled the rugged and undeveloped areas of our country.

Wandering travelers and dependent on a guide who is "lost" and then a captured Indian who is questionable in where he leads. No real communication with the language barrier.

It wasn't pretty. But they did not know much different and had the simpler life in every way imaginable. For those who long for the "good old days" I think this exemplifies that the nostalgic images lack reality At the end we don't know if the party survived, if a baby was born and lived, if the Indian took pity (if it was an ambush) on the brave woman who defended and protected him.

I can envision a sequel with the story narrated by the young boy in the party as an adult looking back. The photography is very rich and tells a story of its own. The music is bold and beautiful. The acting is very well done & well cast.

In a way I was disappointed after I saw it but then in reflection decided I was very amazed with what was conveyed and the real impact it had on me. Not a movie for everyone but a well done work of art


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