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Hell or High Water

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
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A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
235K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
690
45
    • David Mackenzie
    • Taylor Sheridan
  • Stars
    • Chris Pine
    • Ben Foster
    • Jeff Bridges
    • David Mackenzie
    • Taylor Sheridan
  • Stars
    • Chris Pine
    • Ben Foster
    • Jeff Bridges
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    • 515User reviews
    • 322Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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    Trailer #3
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:42
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    Justify the Means
    Trailer 1:54
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    Texas Trailer
    Trailer 1:25
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    What Dont You Want
    Clip 1:07
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    It Will Take A Few Banks
    Clip 0:38
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    Because You Asked
    Clip 1:06
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    Thats What She Said
    Clip 1:42
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    Texan
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    Blaze Of Glory
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    Need Support
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    Start The Car
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    Photos131

    Taylor Sheridan in Hell or High Water (2016)
    David Mackenzie in Hell or High Water (2016)
    Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)
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    Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in Hell or High Water (2016)
    Ben Foster and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)
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    Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in Hell or High Water (2016)
    Ben Foster and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)
    Ben Foster in Hell or High Water (2016)
    Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in Hell or High Water (2016)

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    Chris Pine
    Chris Pine
    • Toby Howard
    Ben Foster
    Ben Foster
    • Tanner Howard
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Marcus Hamilton
    Gil Birmingham
    Gil Birmingham
    • Alberto Parker
    Dale Dickey
    Dale Dickey
    • Elsie
    William Sterchi
    William Sterchi
    • Mr. Clauson
    Buck Taylor
    Buck Taylor
    • Old Man
    Kristin K. Berg
    Kristin K. Berg
    • Olney Teller
    • (as Kristin Berg)
    Keith Meriweather
    Keith Meriweather
    • Rancher
    Jackamoe Buzzell
    Jackamoe Buzzell
    • Archer City Deputy
    Katy Mixon
    Katy Mixon
    • Jenny Ann
    Amber Midthunder
    Amber Midthunder
    • Vernon Teller
    Joe Berryman
    Joe Berryman
    • Bank Manager
    Taylor Sheridan
    Taylor Sheridan
    • Cowboy
    Howard Ferguson Jr.
    Howard Ferguson Jr.
    • Vernon PD Officer
    • (as Howard S. Ferguson Jr.)
    Debrianna Mansini
    Debrianna Mansini
    • Vernon Diner Waitress
    Paul Howard Smith
    Paul Howard Smith
    • Old Timer
    Nathaniel Augustson
    Nathaniel Augustson
    • Gas Station Thug #1
      • David Mackenzie
      • Taylor Sheridan
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    • Trivia
      The film is dedicated to David John Mackenzie (1929-2015) and Ursula Sybil Mackenzie (1940-2015), the parents of director David Mackenzie. Both died while he was making this film. You can also see references to them by their initials along with these years showing up on certain license plates throughout the film.
    • Goofs
      When Toby is stopped at the very tense police checkpoint, it is clear that his car has no front license plate, which is illegal in Texas and therefore very noticeable to the police, but when the car was acquired it was stated that the car had a New Mexico plate, and New Mexico does not require front license plates.
    • Quotes

      Toby Howard: I've been poor my whole life, like a disease passing from generation to generation. But not my boys, not anymore.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Late Show with James Corden: David Duchovny/Jeff Bridges/Nastasya Generalova (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Dollar Bill Blues
      Written & Performed by Townes van Zandt (as Townes Van Zandt)

      Courtesy of RCA Records Nashville

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews515

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    8/10
    "Sometimes a blind pig finds a truffle"
    Bank robberies have been featured in many hundreds of films since the early days of cinema: The Great Train Robbery for example dates back to 1903! More recent heist classics such as "Oceans 11", "Die Hard", "Run Lola Run" and "The Dark Knight Rises" tend towards the stylised end of the act. Where this film delivers interest is in aligning the protagonists' drivers with the banking and mortgage 'crimes' featured in last year's "The Big Short". Add in to the movie Nutribullet a soupçon of the West Texan setting from Arthur Penn's 1967 "Bonnie and Clyde", turn it on and you have "Hell or High Water".

    Chris Pine ("Star Trek") and Ben Foster ("Inferno", "The Program") play brothers Toby and Tanner Howard trying to rescue their deceased mother's ranch from being foreclosed on by Texas Midlands bank. Rather than taking one of the "get out of debt" offers advertised on billboards – cleverly and insistently introduced in long panning highway shots – the brothers have their own financial plan: a scheme that involves early morning raids of the cash drawers of small-town Texas Midlands branches. But the meticulous planning of Toby, as the calm and intelligent one, are constantly at risk of upset by the unpredictable and violent actions of the loose-cannon Tanner.

    Since the amounts of cash stolen are in the thousands rather than the millions, the FBI aren't interested and the case is handed instead by aged and grumpy Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges, "True Grit") and his partner Alberto (Gil Birmingham). The pair have a respectful relationship but one built around racial banter, with Hamilton constantly referring to Alberto's Mexican/Comanche heritage. A cat and mouse game ensues with the lawmen staking out the most likely next hits. The sonorous cello strings of the soundtrack portend a dramatic finale, and we as viewers are not disappointed.

    The performances of the main leads are all excellent, with Chris Pine given the chance to show more acting chops than he has had chance to with his previous Kirk/Jack Ryan characters. His chemistry with Ben Foster is just sublime. Similarly, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham make for a formidable double act. It is Jeff Bridges though who has the standout performance and one that is Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor. (In fact with Michael Shannon also getting nominated in the same category for "Nocturnal Animals", we can add 'West Texan lawman' to 'Holocaust movies' (a Winslet "Extras" reference there!) as the prime bait for Oscar nomination glory!)

    The real winner here though is the whip-smart screenplay by Taylor Sheridan ("Sicario") which sizzles with great lines: lines that make you grin inanely at the screen regularly through the running time."In your last days in the nursing home, you'll think of me and giggle" schmoozes Tanner to the pretty hotel check-in girl: a come-on clearly worth remembering as it delivers the goods, as it were.

    The trick here is in building up a degree of empathy and sympathy for the characters on both sides. The 'bad guys' here are successfully portrayed as the banks. Before the 2017 awards, you could get 25/1 odds on this winning the Best Original Screenplay Oscar – but I would personally rate it right up there with "Manchester by the Sea".

    Deftly directed by Scot David Mackenzie ("Starred Up") this is a film (the first of two!) that might well have elbowed it's way into my Top 10 of 2016 if I'd seen it during its cinema release. Well worth catching on the small screen.

    (For the graphical version of this review, please visit bob-the- movie-man.com).
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      • August 26, 2016 (United States)
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      • Clovis, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Films
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Madison Wells
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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