Let Him Go (2020)

A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.

Director:

Thomas Bezucha

Writers:

Thomas Bezucha (written for the screen by), Larry Watson (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Lane	...	Margaret Blackledge
Kevin Costner	...	George Blackledge
Kayli Carter	...	Lorna Blackledge
Ryan Bruce	...	James Blackledge
Otto Hornung	...	Jimmy Blackledge
Bram Hornung	...	Jimmy Blackledge
Lesley Manville	...	Blanche Weboy
Will Brittain	...	Donnie Weboy (as William Brittain)
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Bill Weboy
Connor Mackay	...	Elton Weboy
Adam Stafford	...	Marvin Weboy
Booboo Stewart	...	Peter Dragswolf
Greg Lawson	...	Gladstone Sheriff
Bradley Stryker	...	Sheriff Nevelson
Will Hochman	...	A Tucker

Storyline

A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.

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Plot Keywords:

death | husband wife relationship | sheriff | retired | grief | 

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Taglines:

Fight For Family

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Diane Lane's character lives in Montana. In Lonesome Dove, her character travels from Texas towards Montana, but stops in Nebraska. Her cast mates included Steve Buscemi, who traveled to North Dakota in Fargo. Her replacement in her rile was Sissy Spacek, who played Kevin Costner's wife in JFK.

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Goofs

At 1:11:55, they are lying in bed waiting to go get the girl and boy, Costner is on the side toward the camera. It cuts to close up, Costner is on the other side of the bed.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Bill Weboy: [as he struggles with George] Blanche, wait don't shoot

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Connections

Referenced in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Best Movies of 2020 (2020)

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Soundtracks

All the Time
Written by Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker
Performed by Kitty Wells
Courtesy of MCA Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

An emotionally powerful movie

The beginning of the movie is an excellent use of "show; not tell" as the dialogue is very spare. The settings are fabulous.

The story is really about Diane Lane's character. Her love for her family and what she will do for it.

The Weboy family is really evil and very convincing.

Lane and Costner are exceptional.

The little boy in the movie is now about my age so I really connected with him and his mom.

The third act is action packed.

I loved all the period details including the Red Owl store in Montana.

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Let Him Go

Filming Locations:

Didsbury, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,000,470, 8 November 2020

Gross USA:

$9,358,025

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,436,588

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mazur / Kaplan Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1