True Grit

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True Grit

PG-13

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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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Two fantastic lead performances take this familiar Western premise into a whole new level of enjoyment.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2025

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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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Dan F.

A masterpiece, plain and simple. Hailee Steinfeld is incredible, and the story moves like Swiss clockwork.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Wyatt H

While it's definitely better in most aspects than the original, nothing can beat John Wayne for me, especially since I grew up with the film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/14/25

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alan g

Better than the original.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Jeffrey C

A great movie the whole way. What a ride!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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To F

Me encantan las películas Western porque tienen mucha violencia, sangre y disparos: esta carece de eso. Es una historia buena y los personajes son empaticos, se disfruta los paisajes y la música pero carece de lo antes mencionado.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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Mr M

Poor film and script. Nothing interesting amd never goes anywhere. Couldn't wait for it to end.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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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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