True Grit

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True Grit

PG-13

Released Dec 22, 2010

1h 50m

Western

Drama

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After an outlaw named Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), a boozy, trigger-happy lawman, to help her find Chaney and avenge her father. The bickering duo are not alone in their quest, for a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) is also tracking Chaney for reasons of his own. Together the unlikely trio ventures into hostile territory to dispense some Old West justice.

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Critics Consensus

Girded by strong performances from Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, and lifted by some of the Coens' most finely tuned, unaffected work, True Grit is a worthy companion to the Charles Portis book.

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Katherine Don

Bitch Media

I thought the film was excellent... [But] Don't skimp on the development of female characters just because the complexities are difficult to represent. We're going to notice.

Jan 8, 2021

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Ben Walters

Sight & Sound

Henry Hathaway's 1969 adaptation was highly faithful... The Coens' movie is less faithful than Hathaway's but stronger - the production, by their regular team, is formally superb - and weirder.

Jul 10, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Disappointing overall, though entertaining at times, True Grit isn't exactly the Coen brothers best movie but they get an A for effort.

Rated: C+

Sep 8, 2017

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Intelligently, the Coens infiltrate their bloody discourse beneath the plot, as in the best classic cinema, where a great theme rides along a great story. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

May 2, 2024

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

A film by the Coen brothers that rekindles, in a fascinating way, the fuse that was extinguished in revisionist Westerns. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Feb 17, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

No dark area of detail or truth is unexamined or softened, even with the un-Coen-like PG-13 rating.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Sebastian L

There are great moments and great characters sprinkled all over True Grit and the cinematography is beautiful, but for some reason it never really takes off. Maybe it's because the plot is a bit too random or because you're not invested enough in Mattie's story. Nevertheless it is worth your time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Ricardo B

Os Irmãos Coen estão entre os meus 10 diretores preferidos, mas eles são, sem dúvida, a minha dupla de diretores preferida. E o que eu mais gosto no estilo deles é que seus filmes são profundamente americanos. Eles são artistas fortemente inspirados, influenciados e moldados pela cultura e história de seu país, principalmente no que diz respeito à cultura cinematográfica dos Estados Unidos, o que é extremamente claro nesse filme. Não apenas por ser um remake de um clássico de um dos maiores a mais importantes gêneros do cinema americano, bem como por realmente nos transportar para o final do século XIX, uma época de vida dura e simples, mas também no limiar da modernização. E, além dessa excelente direção, "Bravura Indômita" é marcado pelas ótimas atuaçõe de Jeff Bridges e Hailee Steinfeld, que partilham de uma química incendiária, e um exímio trabalho de figurino e produção de arte, mas, acima de tudo, pela espetacular visão de Sir Roger Deakins, que eu considero o melhor diretor de fotografia que o cinema já viu. Em suma, esse é um dos raros e melhores exemplos de um remake superior ao filme original.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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douglas g

Halee Steinfeild is incredible Easily best performance of Bridges career Great movie Somewhere John Wayne is smiling…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Dylan G

Definitely one of my favorite Westerns! Jeff Bridges is fantastic as Rooster, and Matt Damon's "Labeef" are terrific characters. Great tale of seeking vengeance, with complex and contrasting characters. Steinfeld's Pepper is a great protagonist -- always cheer to see her getting the better of bargains with the shopkeepers, and riding her horse across the river.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Johannes S

Holy moly, the performances are amazing. Bridges is oscar-worthy here, if it wasn't for Firth.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Christopher S

Bridges should have won Best Actor for his amazing performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Synopsis

After an outlaw named Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), a boozy, trigger-happy lawman, to help her find Chaney and avenge her father. The bickering duo are not alone in their quest, for a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) is also tracking Chaney for reasons of his own. Together the unlikely trio ventures into hostile territory to dispense some Old West justice.

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer: Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Mike Zoss Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Int. Seq. of Western Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Western, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $171.0M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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