The Quarry

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The Quarry

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2020

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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After murdering a traveling preacher, a fugitive drifter assumes his identity and becomes the new cleric of a small-town church. While he wins over the congregation, the police chief starts to link the mysterious stranger to a crime investigation.

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Critics Consensus

The Quarry's potboiler premise is largely squandered on a slow-moving plot whose meanderings thwart the efforts of a talented cast.

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Steve Pond

TheWrap

"The Quarry" is a slow-burn Western noir built around terrific but understated performances by Michael Shannon and Shea Whigham.

Apr 28, 2020

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

This is usually the kind of movie that I want to soak into. I like these small-town noirs and anything with Michael Shannon usually gets a thousand bonus points from me, but this film was more just OK.

Apr 20, 2020

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

There are just two key ingredients, and they're not enough to make a meal.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 20, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

With this film many of the best moments are spent watching and absorbing two wily pros like Shannon and Whigham work out a scene.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Grant Hermanns

ComingSoon.net

The Quarry's exploration of fascinating moral ambiguity is carried by stellar performances from Whigham and Shannon.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 21, 2020

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

The Quarry does enough to pass as an absorbing, if slightly under-stuffed drama of the evil that men do.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 10, 2020

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Charles P

The last ten minutes of storyline don't hold up to hard scrutiny, but the film itself is a fine little meditation on guilt and sin. Watch it for Whigham, Shannon, and Sandino Moreno

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Alain E

The first two thirds build well. The end makes absolutely no sense. The fake preacher chooses to spend the night in a boat that by coincidence he shares with the escaped convict that he had used as the scapegoat to cover his crime. But, wait there is more! He suddenly decides to come clean and the other guy kills him. In the final scene the woman who had a settled life as the sheriff’s girlfriend decides to abandon everything and leave town carrying a suitcase and her adolescent brother. Until then there was a reasonable story of a fugitive killer who responds to a minimal provocation by killing the guy who gave him a lift. Of course an alcoholic who drives a van as he gulps red wine right from the bottle is a little extreme. The main actors do a decent job playing in the unlikely situations of the script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Paul H

Actors I like with a terrible story line.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Shaun K

Solid movie. The acting was convincing and the plot was intriguing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Ashley H

The Quarry is an okay film. It is about a drifter who kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church. Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. Scott Teems did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/06/23

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Audience Member

It's an interesting slow cooking crime drama with decent acting, unfortunately spoiled by an illogical odd ending. 6/10 points.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Synopsis

After murdering a traveling preacher, a fugitive drifter assumes his identity and becomes the new cleric of a small-town church. While he wins over the congregation, the police chief starts to link the mysterious stranger to a crime investigation.

Director: Scott Teems
Producer: Laura D. Smith Ireland, Kristin Mann
Production Co: Prowess Pictures, Grindstone Entertainment Group, EFC Films, Rockhill Studios, Metalwork Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 38m

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