Hostiles (2017)

In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.

Director:

Scott Cooper

Writers:

Scott Cooper (written for the screen by), Donald E. Stewart (based on the manuscript by)

Stars:

Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Shepherd	...	Wesley Quaid
Rosamund Pike	...	Rosalee Quaid
Ava Cooper	...	Lucy Quaid
Stella Cooper	...	Sylvie Quaid
David Midthunder	...	Buffalo Man
Gray Wolf Herrera	...	Apache Man (as Graywolf Herrera)
Christian Bale	...	Capt. Joseph J. Blocker
Rory Cochrane	...	Master Sgt. Thomas Metz
Jonathan Majors	...	Corp. Henry Woodson
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Capt. Royce Tolan
Stafford Douglas	...	Corp. Molinor
Stephen Lang	...	Col. Abraham Biggs
Bill Camp	...	Jeremiah Wilks
Wes Studi	...	Chief Yellow Hawk
Jesse Plemons	...	Lt. Rudy Kidder

Storyline

In 1892, after nearly two decades of fighting the Cheyenne, the Apache, and the Comanche natives, the United States Cavalry Captain and war hero, Joseph Blocker, is ordered to escort the ailing Cheyenne chief, Yellow Hawk--his most despised enemy--to his ancestral home in Montana's Valley of the Bears. Nauseated with a baleful anger, Joseph's unwelcome final assignment in the feral American landscape is further complicated, when the widowed settler, Rosalie Quaid, is taken in by the band of soldiers, as aggressive packs of marauding Comanches who are still on the warpath, are thirsty for blood. In a territory crawling with hostiles, can the seasoned Captain do his duty one last time?

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Plot Keywords:

hostile tribe | year 1892 | new mexico | montana | u.s. cavalry | 

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Taglines:

We are all... Hostiles.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Cheyenne

Release Date:

26 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hostiles

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,849, 24 December 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$29,819,114

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grisbi Productions, Le,Waypoint Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rosamund Pike revealed in an interview that she and Christian Bale barely spoke during filming outside of shooting their scenes, saying that Bale "would keep a distance. Our characters in 'Hostiles' are quite dysfunctional, but have this profound connection that we let happen without ever really talking about it."

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Goofs

When Mrs. Quaid is shooting the dead Comanche she continues pulling the trigger after she runs out of bullets. On the first empty chamber the gun still recoils as if a shot had been fired.

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Quotes

Rosalie Quaid: If I did not have faith, what would I have?

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Connections

Featured in A Journey of the Soul: The Making of 'Hostiles' (2018)

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Soundtracks

How Shall a Sparrow Fly
Performed by Ryan Bingham
Courtesy of Axster Bingham Records, LLC

User Reviews

Christian Bale shines

What a great start to 2018! Christian Bale delivers a quiet yet an impressive performance in this movie as a soldier who against his wishes has been ordered to safely aid in the passage of a Cheyanne Chief and his family back to their home.

Alternating between slow moving scenes and sudden harsh violence across the screen, the movie is paced beautifully. The cinematography is captivating with the overall score not taking away from the scene at at hand.

The movie captures the power of human emotions and interactions in a very profound and beautiful way and the last scene bumped up my rating from an 8 to a 9.