A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas Bezucha(written for the screen by)
- Larry Watson(based on the novel by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas Bezucha(written for the screen by)
- Larry Watson(based on the novel by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Will Brittain
- Donnie Weboy
- (as William Brittain)
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas Bezucha(written for the screen by)
- Larry Watson(based on the novel by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLarry Watson's novel is set in 1951, and the couple lives in North Dakota and travels to Montana. The movie is set in 1963, and they live in Montana and travel to North Dakota.
- GoofsWhen Margaret is riding with Bill in his truck, she rolls down her window as he lights up a cigar. In the next shot her window is up, and in a subsequent shot it is back down.
- Quotes
Margaret Blackledge: I know what I've lost.
George Blackledge: Sometimes that's all life is, Margaret. The list of what we've lost.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Best Movies of 2020 (2020)
- SoundtracksOh Boy!
Written by Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
Performed by The Crickets
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Review
Featured review
Slower than tumbleweed rolling over prairie coal molasses
Great casting, cinematography, sets and location, but novice writer and director Thomas Bezucha made this one a very unnecessarily slow burner. The 113 runtime was way too long for this story, and felt twice as long with the slow pacing, long dragged out scenes and unnecessary still shots. If you watched this at 1.2x speed, it'd be bearable. The screenplay needed a good 20-30 mins edited/cut out. The sound/score could've also been better. Not sure if it was Costner's character, or he was bored during filming, because this wasn't one of his finest performances - by a long shot. Never mind all the bogus 9's and 10's, this is an honest and very generous 6/10 from me.
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- Top_Dawg_Critic
- Dec 12, 2020
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,358,025
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,000,470
- Nov 8, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $10,835,686
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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