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Rust

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In 1880s Wyoming, recently orphaned Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang. In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named "Preacher" (Travis Fimmel).
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A middling drama overshadowed by tragic circumstances, Rust boasts a handsome look but doesn't bring much distinctive flavor to the Western genre.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) While [Rust]... is a handsome, if somewhat generic frontier adventure, the fetishisation of firearms feels jarringly inappropriate given the circumstances. Oct 7, 2025 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) The plot, co-written by Souza and Baldwin, toggles soap-operatically... It’s methodically told, but often ravishingly captured. Rated: 3/5 Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) What a strange, gloomy and deeply beautiful film this is. Rated: 3/5 Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Enrique Abenia Cinemanía (Spain) A western about pain, guilt, and redemption. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Nov 13, 2025 Full Review Elsa Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) The Western genre doesn't need so much cartographic detail, and the film jumps from one town to another exhibiting a supposed historical rigor that ultimately becomes dizzying. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 8, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) A mind-numbingly dull script and zombie crawl pacing hinder the otherwise familiar spaghetti western homage Rust, its capable cast hobbled by banality, doomed to be forever eclipsed by the accidental death of Halyna Hutchins. Rated: 2/5 Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul S Ive seen the word mediocre used to describe the picture. Its not one Id use. Travis Fimmel (Mr. Lang) and Josh Hopkins (Wood) stand out in an already very good ensemble. Its wonderful to see a very mannered Frances Fisher once again in distress regarding one of her offspring. Nice settings and production design. Lovely score. And yes many shots are a painful reminder that well not see Hutchinsons lending on a new film again. The family relation between Rust, Mrs. Bassett, her sister et al. was a little hard for me to follow. But theres family trauma poignance here regardless. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review John H After acknowledging the tragic production of this film, there is a good movie here with fine acting and an interesting plot. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/25 Full Review Mitch G Beautiful and thoughtful and thought proviking Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review robyn We liked the movie. Its was a typical western. Lots of shooting! We thought Alec Baldwin was great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Lee D Love westerns. Story line was good. Acting was good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Sue Beautiful setting, excellent acting by Alex Baldwin and Patrick Scott McDermott. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joel Souza

Director

Travis Fimmel

Fenton 'Preacher' Lang

Alec Baldwin

Harland Rust

Frances Fisher

Actor

Jake Busey

Drum

Josh Hopkins

Wood Helm

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Synopsis In 1880s Wyoming, recently orphaned Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang. In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico. As they flee across the unforgiving wilderness, the fugitive pair must outrun the determined U.S. Marshal Wood Helm (Josh Hopkins) and a ruthless bounty hunter named "Preacher" (Travis Fimmel).
Director
Joel Souza
Producer
Matt DelPiano, Alec Baldwin, Grant Hill, Nathan Klingher, Anjul Nigam, Ryan Donnell Smith, Ryan Winterstern, Melina Spadone
Screenwriter
Joel Souza
Distributor
Falling Forward Films
Production Co
Rust Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 2, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2025
Runtime
2h 19m
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