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The Homesman

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A frontier farm woman (Hilary Swank) saves the life of a claim-jumper (Tommy Lee Jones) and persuades him to help her escort three insane women to a safe haven in Iowa.
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A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive Western, The Homesman adds another absorbing entry to Tommy Lee Jones' directorial résumé.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/07/2016
If 'The Homesman' proves anything, it's that there's no movie that can't get a shot in the arm from a couple scenes of Tommy Lee Jones hollerin' and dancin'. Go to Full Review Tom Long Detroit News 12/05/2014
C
If only things had started out on more solid ground and headed toward some sort of resolution. If only. Go to Full Review Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch 11/28/2014
3/4
Swank, an Oscar winner for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," is outstanding, getting to the essence of Mary Bee's pride and pain. And in the showier role, Jones impressively peels away layers of rambunctiousness to reveal George's humanity. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 10/18/2024
3/5
Without becoming a version of John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn from “Rooster Cogburn” as a blustering and bickering mismatched pair, both Jones and Swank stay true to the hardscrabble roots needed for this story Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 04/12/2023
4/5
The Homesman is a beautiful film that brings a rarely seen female (and feminist) perspective to the stories of the Old West. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 02/02/2021
2/5
Muddier than the rough terrain it takes place on. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bobby E Dec 26 Well After 30 min. I was feeling sick from this movie. The baby's death in the outhouse I hope dos'nt stick with me . Why people make this kind of shit . I have no Idea . If you are a sensitive . Stay away This makes me question Jones See more Ancerg @Ancerg Dec 9 The Homesman is an extremely unpleasant, depressing, and at times repugnant film. Even if it portrays a specific historical period, it is horrifying The very scaffold of hopelessness where everyone seems to want to hang themselves. How could someone write such a dreadful thing, and how did it even get made into a movie? No! It is definitely not a good film, and if you’re dealing with depression, for everything that is sacred, stay away from it. —Ancerg See more Jeffrey M @hestitateandlose Nov 30 Excellent movie… can’t believe the reviews here. One of the best I’ve seen in years. See more Daniel L Sep 3 No idea why critics rate this crap so highly or why anyone would want to make this crap. Literally 2 hours of nothing happening. Slow, dull, boring, uneventful, bleak, depressing and painful to watch. See more Melissa A Jun 30 An enduring journey across hostile and unbroken land to save the lives of others. How the start of a great nation of immigrants that came to this country with high hopes to crave out a living, but did not consider the isolation and lack of daily socializing. I will suggest it well worth viewing. Great cast as well. See more Eames A @EamesAgu Apr 22 The Homesman seems like part of the modern western tradition of today, as in bleak and minimal. It shows what life was really like in the isolated prairie of the great plains. My only problem was the small historical inaccuracies, such as the New Mexico desert landscape being used for Nebraska which is much different. As well as the numerous slaves being shown carried across the Missouri when Iowa was always a free territory. That would have been much further South down to the Mississippi. See more Read all reviews
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Tommy Lee Jones

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

George Briggs

Hilary Swank

Mary Bee Cuddy

David Dencik

Thor Svendsen

William Fichtner

Vester Belknap

Grace Gummer

Arabella Sours

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Hilary Swank as Mary Bee Cuddy in "The Homesman." Hilary Swank as Mary Bee Cuddy and Tommy Lee Jones as George Briggs in "The Homesman." Tommy Lee Jones as George Briggs and Hilary Swank as Mary Bee Cuddy in "The Homesman." Hilary Swank as Mary Bee Cuddy in "The Homesman." A scene from "The Homesman." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A frontier farm woman (Hilary Swank) saves the life of a claim-jumper (Tommy Lee Jones) and persuades him to help her escort three insane women to a safe haven in Iowa.
Director
Tommy Lee Jones
Producer
Peter Brant, Brian Kennedy, Luc Besson, Tommy Lee Jones
Screenwriter
Tommy Lee Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, Wesley Oliver, Glendon Swarthout
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
EuropaCorp, Javelina Film Company, Ithaca Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Some Disturbing Behavior|Violence)
Genre
Western, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M
Runtime
2h 2m
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