The Cowboys

R

Released Jun 24, 2016

1 hr. 44 min.

Drama

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A father searches for his missing daughter with his son.

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Les Cowboys pays absorbing homage to John Ford's The Searchers while staking its own claim as a thoughtful and narratively distinctive modern Western.

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Fascinating and unexpected take on Taken, as well as the Searchers. Tennessee Waltz is haunting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Beautifully shot and well paced, showcasing a wide mix of culture, diversity, religion, closure and love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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So I'll admit, I've never seen the older movie all the critics refer to in their reviews, so I just saw this movie for what it is -- a great movie. The movie draws you in with a challenging story of a man looking for his runaway daughter. I loved the exploration of two very different worlds - the cowboys and the new Indians or the middle east. Great backdrops, scenes, suspenseful with some twists, Les Cowboys builds characters and a story that leaves an everlasting impression on the mind. I found myself relating to multiple characters in the movie and I wasn't alone. The theater was filled with people crying and walking away from the movie exclaiming to their popcorn munching partners that this was indeed a great movie. This might be the best movie and certainly the best western I've seen since No Country for Old Men. Don't listen to the haters who feel the need to compare, this movie is excellent on its own merits.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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"Les Cowboys" es un re-make contemporáneo de "The Searchers", el clásico del western de John Ford protagonizado por John Wayne. Su director es Thomas Bidegain, el guionista de la magnífica "A Prophet" del director Jacques Audiard. Aquí, un padre de familia francés obsesionado por los vaqueros norteamericanos (un excelente Francois Damiens) también se ve obsesionado por la desaparición repentina de su hija, que lo lleva a una búsqueda que consume tanto su vida, como la de su hijo (un también excelente Finnegan Oldfield). El ritmo, la potencia, la belleza y la dureza de "Les Cowboys" le hace honor a su influencia, y el debut de Bidegain como director en este "Escargot Western" lo pone en el mapa como un autor más que prometedor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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"Les Cowboys" es un re-make contemporáneo de "The Searchers", el clásico del western de John Ford protagonizado por John Wayne. Su director es Thomas Bidegain, el guionista de la magnífica "A Prophet" del director Jacques Audiard. Aquí, un padre de familia francés obsesionado por los vaqueros norteamericanos (un excelente Francois Damiens) también se ve obsesionado por la desaparición repentina de su hija, que lo lleva a una búsqueda que consume tanto su vida, como la de su hijo (un también excelente Finnegan Oldfield). El ritmo, la potencia, la belleza y la dureza de "Les Cowboys" le hace honor a su influencia, y el debut de Bidegain como director en este "Escargot Western" lo pone en el mapa como un autor más que prometedor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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This was pretty good movie. Basically "Finding Nemo" with an international twist. I would recommend seeing it in theaters and renting the DVD every once in a while from your local library.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Ellora Torchia

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Antoine Chappey

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

It takes a lot of confidence for a director to pay homage to John Ford's "The Searchers" (1956), and in the case of Thomas Bidegain's "Les Cowboys" it is not altogether unwarranted.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 28, 2016

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Christopher Kompanek

Washington Post

Bidegain and cinematographer Arnaud Potier speak multitudes with wide-angle, slow-panning shots that immerse us in a post-9/11 quagmire that's never less than utterly personal.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 30, 2016

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

"Les Cowboys" keeps you off-kilter from the start.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2016

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It can be a bit clunky especially with its use of time lapses and setting changes. But if you’re able to navigate those storytelling hurdles “Les Cowboys” gives you plenty of emotional meat to chew on.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 23, 2022

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

It delivers a familiar genre tale while simultaneously diffusing and dissecting its meaning. With its sudden plot turns and jumps in time, the film is something of a melodramatic mini-epic that is also an arthouse provocation.

Jan 6, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

[Les Cowboys] developed a similar plot hook to ultimately devastating, near-epic effect...

Nov 10, 2020

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Synopsis

A father searches for his missing daughter with his son.

Director: Thomas Bidegain
Executive Producer: Xavier Amblard
Screenwriter: Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Voo & be TV, Les Films du Fleuve, Les Productions du Trésor, France 2 Cinéma, RTBF, Pathé, Lunanime
Rating: R (A Scene of Drug Use|A Brief Violent Image)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.7K
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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