Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsSXSW Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

The Sunset Limited

  • TV Movie
  • 2011
  • 14A
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
32K
YOUR RATING
Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)
Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men – a deeply religious black ex-con (Samuel L. Jackson) who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor (Tommy Lee Jones) who tried to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, The Sunset Limited.
Play trailer0:32
1 Video
53 Photos
Drama

Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.

  • Director
    • Tommy Lee Jones
  • Writer
    • Cormac McCarthy
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Tommy Lee Jones
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Writer
      • Cormac McCarthy
    • Stars
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Tommy Lee Jones
    • 110User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

    Videos1

    The Sunset Limited
    Trailer 0:32
    Watch The Sunset Limited

    Photos53

    Cormac McCarthy in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Tommy Lee Jones and Cormac McCarthy in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    S. Epatha Merkerson at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Kathie Lee Gifford at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Cormac McCarthy at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Josh Duhamel at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Tommy Lee Jones at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)
    50 Cent at an event for The Sunset Limited (2011)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Black
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • White
    • Director
      • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Writer
      • Cormac McCarthy
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    You Don't Know Jack
    7.5
    You Don't Know Jack
    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
    7.3
    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
    Red West
    Red West
    All the Pretty Horses
    5.8
    All the Pretty Horses
    The Man from Earth
    7.8
    The Man from Earth
    Stuart: A Life Backwards
    7.6
    Stuart: A Life Backwards
    Outer Dark
    6.1
    Outer Dark
    Point of Origin
    5.8
    Point of Origin
    The Samaritan
    5.6
    The Samaritan
    Reasonable Doubt
    5.7
    Reasonable Doubt
    Dinner with Friends
    6.2
    Dinner with Friends
    Child of God
    5.4
    Child of God

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Due to his long-time friendship with Tommy Lee Jones, the normally private Cormac McCarthy made visits to the set to give advice on his script.
    • Goofs
      While eating dinner, Black placed two bowls on the table, but then picked up only one of them, poured the food into it, and sat down at the table.
    • Quotes

      White: And brotherhood, justice, eternal life? Good God man... Show me a religion that prepares one for nothingness, for death. That's a church I might enter. Yours prepares one only for more life, for dreams and illusions and lies. Banish the fear of death from men's hearts and they wouldn't live a day. Who would want this nightmare but for fear of the next. The shadow of the axe hangs over every joy. Every road ends in death, every friendship, every love. Torment, lost, betrayal, pain, suffering, age, indignity, hideous lingering illness... and all of it with a single conclusion. For you and everyone and everything you have ever chosen to care for.

    • Connections
      Featured in Celebrated: Tommy Lee Jones (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      We Don't Care
      Written by John Fulford, Mark Vinren and Chris Curtis

      Performed by The Trak Kartel

    User reviews110

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Amazing
    It is my deepest pleasure to review this movie. Have you ever wondered what would happened if god and the devil sat down and had a conversation about the true state of the world? This is a movie where exactly that happens, only instead of god you have Samuel L Jackson arguing for the side of faith, and Tommy Lee Jones arguing for the side of suicide, now heres how the movie goes, it takes place in one room where they go back and fourth discussing the merits on religion, the state of the world as a whole, the human condition, the future, and about a dozen other topic. At first glance this sounds like it would be a dull movie, trust me its not. If you like actual conversation and true dialog this is the movie for you. 10/10 for finally making a movie thats as real as real can be.
    helpful•71
    25
    • Tactrix
    • Feb 20, 2011

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • February 12, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le Sunset Limited
    • Filming locations
      • Garson Studios, College of Santa Fe - 1600 Saint Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • The Javelina Film Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)
    Top Gap
    By what name was The Sunset Limited (2011) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Production art
    Photos
    Trending Actors in Their Early Roles
    See the gallery
    Production art
    List
    New and Upcoming Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    See the list
    Production art
    List
    What We're Watching: Time Travel and Anime
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2024 by IMDb.com, Inc.