Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

R

Released Nov 22, 2017

1 hr. 55 min.

Crime

Drama

Comedy

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After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon -- an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence -- gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated.

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Critics Consensus

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri deftly balances black comedy against searing drama -- and draws unforgettable performances from its veteran cast along the way.

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Fraser C

A story of grief and learning, coping with pain and finalities. To those who've known unbound anger and seen the carnage it leaves, this movie will be all too familiar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Fred U

Awesome, just awesome all the way around. The grittiness and realism was outstanding. It grips you from the very beginning and holds you at the edge of your seat. The writing, the acting, all of it from start to finish was a treasure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Ian W

At last! in almost total agreement with both audience and critics. Excellent, original script. Well paced. Dark, violent, funny (in places). Had heard a bit about the film, but didn't realise it had been so well received and had won awards. Frances McDormand rightfully won an oscar, she is brilliant. Just wished she had bottled her ex-husband on leaving the restaurant.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Alec C

Grief can give way to anger, and uncontrolled anger spells trouble for anyone involved. Dissatisfied by the lack of progress into her daughters murder, Mildred sets up three billboards in an attempt to spur investigation into her death, much to the chagrin of the police and the townspeople. Emotionally raw and darkly comedic, this film explores the destructive power of anger and the consequences of revenge.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Alec B

Conceptually I can see how this could be as good as everyone says. Unfortunately McDonagh never finds a way to convincingly execute the Southern Gothic plot .The individual elements are there but the movie is often awkwardly forcing them all together. Also, it's sort of weird that Rockwell's character is the only one with a real arc, especially when so little of it is convincing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Trina W

Amazing cast. Amazing story. Amazing everything. In my top 5 for sure. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Martin McDonagh

Director

Frances McDormand

Mildred

Woody Harrelson

Willoughby

Sam Rockwell

Dixon

Lucas Hedges

Robbie

Clarke Peters

Abercrombie

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Elissa Suh

StageBuddy.com

Perhaps it takes an outsider like McDonagh to get it right, but by picture's end, a few wrenches of plot unite the deplorable with Mildred and lend him a contrived sympathy.

Mar 12, 2020

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

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McDonagh takes the audience's loyalty and swings it around, taking you on an emotionally volatile, but fascinating, drive-by in rural America.

Jul 29, 2019

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

...tragic, comic, violent, tender and heartbreaking.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 5, 2018

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Clayton Schuster

Vague Visages

If Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri carries a lesson or otherwise some underlying thought, then it must be that the abusers of power are struck and wounded, too, and that forgiveness and understanding offer a difficult, if imperfect, salve.

Dec 6, 2023

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Serena Seghedoni

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don't read any spoilers, don't think about the plot, don't even watch the trailer if you can: just get yourself a ticket and go see this film. I guarantee it will be one of the best movies you will see this year.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 4, 2023

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

When the pressures of guilt and honesty are applied to its many characters, their truer traits and flaws come to the surface like rain drawing out new blooms of promise or the nightcrawler worms of hidden ugliness.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Synopsis

After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon -- an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence -- gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Executive Producer: Bergen Swanson, Diarmuid McKeown, Rose Garnett, David Kosse, Daniel Battsek
Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Fox Searchlight, Blueprint Pictures, Film4
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.1M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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