Finestkind

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Finestkind

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2023

2h 6m

Crime

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Mystery & Thriller

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Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Foster is at his best in roles like this one, where his emotions are tightly coiled and always close to exploding, but the storyline does not give him much to work with and Wallace cannot make much out of a blandly-conceived role.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 15, 2023

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Robert Daniels

IndieWire

A messy ball of nonsensical threads and worse performances

Rated: C-

Sep 14, 2023

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Jordan Hoffman

The Messenger

A boatload of clichés.

Rated: 5.2/10

Sep 11, 2023

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

It’s overwrought, overacted, grossly formulaic, and doesn’t give you many characters to truly care about.

Dec 29, 2024

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Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

The excellent performances by Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster are trapped inside one of the most boring films of the year.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

A powerhouse cast and crew anchor this gritty, unglamorous look at a fractious family of fishermen trolling increasingly threatening waters in this feature on Paramount+ and digital.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 25, 2024

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Rowena C

Definitely worth a watch. Something that might have a wiggly line of cliche, but the setting was fresh, and entertaining. Enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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sally k

Could've been better, but again I watched this for Jenna, and the cast didn't disappoint. Definitely got me engaged in this movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Jenna's F

Jenna Ortega is Amazing 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Scottie M

It's just not a good movie. Minor spoiler, it's a bunch of criminals getting in trouble for their criminal activities and we're somehow supposed to be on their side in the matter. How are they going to get out of their first criminal bind? By committing an even worse criminal act. I didn't find any redeeming qualities in this movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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James H

Spoiler alert here. If most of you are thinking about seeing this movie based on the scene with Tommie Lee Jones confronting the guy in the diner, offering him money to leave his son alone like I was, then you've seen almost the entire movie already. The first half of the movie is about fishing. That's it. That's not what I expected based on the trailer. If you want to enjoy it, fast forward until they get caught fishing in Canada. That's actually when the movie starts. I was very disappointed.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Ron H

Excellent. Loved it. Loved the ending. I don’t go by professional critics but rather people who watch movies because they enjoy it. I enjoyed this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.

Director: Brian Helgeland
Producer: David Glasser, Taylor Sheridan, Gary Foster, Brian Helgeland, Russ Krasnoff
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: Paramount+
Production Co: Bosque Ranch Productions, Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Drug Material|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2023
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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