Out of the Furnace

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Out of the Furnace

R

2013

1h 56m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Steelworker Russell Baze (Christian Bale) works a dead-end job and holds tight to his sense of family, duty and loyalty. Rodney Baze (Casey Affleck), Russell's brother, returns home after serving in Iraq and, with his debts piling up, becomes entangled with a vicious crime lord (Woody Harrelson). Soon afterward, Rodney disappears mysteriously. The police fail to solve the case, so Russell -- feeling he has little left to lose -- puts his life on the line to bring his brother home.

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Critics Consensus

While it may not make the most of its incredible cast, Out of the Furnace is still so packed with talent that it's hard to turn away.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... we receive an aimless, generic crime drama that cuts itself off at the knees early on and scrambles for relevancy thereafter.

Rated: C-

Sep 6, 2017

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Ed Gibbs

Sydney Morning Herald

Christian Bale still makes this rather run-of-the-mill proposition appealing, regardless of how oddly unfashionable he may currently be.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 23, 2014

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Morgan Wilcock

Film Comment Magazine

The varied performances yield much kindling for warming the heart, especially the scenes between the two brothers.

Feb 14, 2014

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Bale is just as heroic here as he is as Bruce Wayne.

Rated: A-

Aug 19, 2024

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Kaleem Aftab

Filmmaker Magazine

This tale of brothers who can’t stay out of trouble trots out all the clichés of America in its economic malaise: the lack of blue-collar work, and every genre cliché of Westerns, brothers protecting brothers and the need to take the law into your hands.

Dec 5, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Out of the Furnace considers a bleak outlook on economic disparity and how it shapes the lives of those affected, but the film’s methods are obvious and timeworn.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 19, 2022

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Bill W

Excellent acting from stellar cast. The movie is painfully slow though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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dimitrios o

The stellar cast drew me to this movie, and it started off on the right foot with the right look, attitude, and sound for what it wanted to evoke. It is VERY earnest, never allows itself to get exploitational (well, it does in the bareknuckle fights scenes) and clearly wants to pay homage to sense of place. But for a character piece it relies on dramatic plots points, such as the early incident that sends the protagonist to jail (an unnecessary plot point, I might add). Then as things go on I found myself asking more and more why such and such just happened, so my attention was being held back as the plot thickened, causing further confusion. This is where the whole "Deer Hunter" grandiosity kinda stumbled. One wishes it has been kept simple and clean plot-wise, it could have been much more effective. As it is, I lost patience by the end. But I might add that if you are a Willem Dafoe fan, this is another one of his great supporting character roles that is well-worth watching.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Vik D

If it did nothing else than rub America's nose in the abominable treatment of soldiers returning from war, "Out of the Furnace" would more than justify itself. While it's a depressing story, it's also chock full of actor's actors and therefore engrossing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Buck M

A character study of the human condition and human behavior that delves into the darkness and light of each soul, burning itself into your conscience.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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K 2

Great film well directed as usual ..Great cast . As usual RT score not justified.. also Great film soundtrack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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Jen O

intense performances by all of the cast. This film should be rated way higher

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Scott Cooper

Director

Christian Bale

Russell Baze

Woody Harrelson

Curtis DeGroat

Casey Affleck

Rodney Baze Jr.

Forest Whitaker

Wesley Barnes

Willem Dafoe

John Petty

Out of the Furnace: Official Clip - Rodney Dies

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Out of the Furnace: Official Clip - What's It Done for Me?

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Out of the Furnace: Official Clip - Teach Me a Lesson

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Out of the Furnace: Official Clip - I Missed You

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Out of the Furnace: Official Clip - Brutal Boxing

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Synopsis

Steelworker Russell Baze (Christian Bale) works a dead-end job and holds tight to his sense of family, duty and loyalty. Rodney Baze (Casey Affleck), Russell's brother, returns home after serving in Iraq and, with his debts piling up, becomes entangled with a vicious crime lord (Woody Harrelson). Soon afterward, Rodney disappears mysteriously. The police fail to solve the case, so Russell -- feeling he has little left to lose -- puts his life on the line to bring his brother home.

Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Ryan Kavanaugh, Ridley Scott, Michael Costigan
Screenwriter: Scott Cooper, Brad Ingelsby
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Appian Way
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.3M
Runtime: 1h 56m

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