Meek's Cutoff (2011)

PG04/08/2011Western, Drama1h 44m
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The Road to Civilisation is Not Always Civilised.

Overview

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Michelle Williams

    Emily Tetherow

  2. Cast 1

    Bruce Greenwood

    Stephen Meek

  3. Cast 1

    Will Patton

    Soloman Tetherow

  4. Cast 1

    Zoe Kazan

    Millie Gately

  5. Cast 1

    Paul Dano

    Thomas Gately

  6. Cast 1

    Shirley Henderson

    Glory White

  7. Cast 1

    Neal Huff

    William White

  8. Cast 1

    Tommy Nelson

    Jimmy White

  9. Rod Rondeaux

    The Indian

I can see why the average American thinks this movie is doo-doo; it's not a film that satisfies the American cultural ADD. If you were looking for an action Western with at least a few gun fights, this is not your film. Even if you're a Cosmo reader who expected some safe, Hollywood pablum like Power of the Dog, forget this film. This is not a Western at all. This masterpiece is an intense, psychological drama that plays out on a very deep, non-verbal level. Nothing is explained. It is meant to be watched and understood in some remote part of the brain. The tortoise-like pacing and wide,...