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Hell or High Water
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Hell or High Water is a 2016 American heist, crime, and drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. The cast includes Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, and Gil Birmingham. Produced by Starz Entertainment, the film was distributed by Netflix and Microsoft Store. It was filmed in New Mexico, with the narrative set in Oklahoma. The music was composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, while Giles Nuttgens served as director of photography and Jake Roberts as film editor.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and was produced with a budget of 12,000,000. It generated a box office revenue of 35,000,000. Hell or High Water received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film holds a rating of 7.6 on IMDb based on 278,451 votes, and a vote average of 7.3 on TMDb from 4,851 votes.
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7.3A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Marcus Hamilton
- Chris Pine as Toby Howard
- Ben Foster as Tanner Howard
- Gil Birmingham as Alberto Parker
- Marin Ireland as Debbie Howard
- Kevin Rankin as Billy Rayburn
Themes
- brother
- texas
- bank robber
- road trip
- gun battle
- police officer killed
- criminal
- held at gunpoint
- car fire
- cowboy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Mackenzie
- Written by
- Taylor Sheridan
- Produced by
- Sidney Kimmel Peter Berg Carla Hacken Julie Yorn
- Starring
- Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham
- Cinematography
- Giles Nuttgens
- Edited by
- Jake Roberts
- Music by
- Nick Cave Warren Ellis
- Production companies
- Sidney Kimmel Entertainment OddLot Entertainment Film 44 LBI Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate CBS Films
- Release dates
- May 16, 2016 ( 2016-05-16 ) ( Cannes ) August 12, 2016 ( 2016-08-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $37.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. It follows two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, while being pursued by two Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham). It was the final film produced by OddLot Entertainment before its dissolution in 2015.
Hell or High Water premiered at the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 12, 2016. It received critical acclaim, particularly for Pine, Foster, and Bridges' performances, Sheridan's screenplay, and the editing. It grossed $37.9 million on a $12 million budget. The American Film Institute selected it as one of its 10 movies of the year, and it was nominated for numerous awards, including four Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Bridges), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing.
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