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Badland

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Gunslinging detective Matthias Breecher is hired by one of the first African American senators to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals. As he traverses the titular hellish badlands seeking justice, his resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she seems.
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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times "Badland" is ultimately too beholden to the past to be as energized as it should be. Nov 3, 2019 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety Justin Lee's indie Western should satisfy genre enthusiasts with a strong cast and an entertaining spin on a familiar story. Nov 1, 2019 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media With a low-budget, low-energy feel, this Western gets off to a wobbly start, but thanks to several great veteran performers, it soon finds an even, laconic tone that should please fans of the genre. Rated: 3/5 Apr 24, 2020 Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Despite using plenty of the usual tropes of the genre (silent, but appealing anti-hero, a woman in peril, an underdog fight against evil types, etc.) Badlands stumbles. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 2, 2020 Full Review Adam Mock Film Inquiry Given a few more passes on the script, take out the chapter brakes and maybe punch up the action, Badland could have been a modern-day cowboy flick worth the near two hour run time. Nov 2, 2019 Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat Lee's film never escapes its B-movie roots, nor does it try to, embracing its own pompousness. Rated: 6/10 Nov 2, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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D.R. Tweeds T Without a doubt this is the slowest most tedious "duster" I've seen in 70 some odd year, a cloud of dust would have been more interesting. With this decent cast the Director should be looking for a different line of work, Badlands is a dismal failure. The best part was killing off Trace Atkins early. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Wendy N I was too distracted by the unrealistic props and background actions to watch this movie. Square bales? Flakes of alfalfa? Unsaddle the horse already, and why is he still standing around wearing his bridle? Curtains on the shed. How many outfits does this poor struggling farm girl own? Bruce Dern has pneumonia? It was worse than a Hallmark movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/25 Full Review joseph c It amazes me, in this Century, the money spent to make films such as Badland! Pathetic! I had to scroll forward in less than an hour of starting the movie. What a disgrace to Westerns👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Fine cinamatography, acting and some about human relation, but then again it becomes shallow - and big Hector got very soft pretty easily. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review tom m Don't bother. I couldn't tell if the stilted dialogue was just bad writing and acting or whether they had a failed attempt at the stilted language of the era. In any case, it was distracting and pathetic. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The reviews might make some question watching this movie, but for low budget they made an amazing film! You will not regret watching this movie. Just please give it more than 10min of your time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gunslinging detective Matthias Breecher is hired by one of the first African American senators to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals. As he traverses the titular hellish badlands seeking justice, his resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she seems.
Director
Justin Lee
Producer
Justin Lee, Kevin Makely
Screenwriter
Justin Lee
Distributor
Cinedigm
Production Co
Papa Octopus Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 57m
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