

Meek's Cutoff
The Road to Civilisation is Not Always Civilised.
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
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6.5/10
321 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $876.3K
- Language
- English
- immigrant
- gold
- territory
- tree
- confidence
- thirst
- language barrier
- bible
- settler
- pride and vanity
- patriarchy
- native american
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Behind the camera
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival8 Oct 2010
- PremiereSundance Film Festival21 Jan 2011
- TheatricalPG8 Apr 2011
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival18 Oct 2010
- PremiereGlasgow Film Festival23 Feb 2011
- TheatricalPG15 Apr 2011
- PhysicalPGDVD8 Aug 2011
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG5 Jun 2011
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2010
FranceFR
- TheatricalTPVisa CNC 12990822 Jun 2011
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG15 Apr 2011
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival5 Sept 2010
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereInternational Film Festival Rotterdam28 Jan 2011
PortugalPT
- Theatrical30 Jun 2011
SpainES
- PremiereGijón International Film Festival26 Nov 2010
SwedenSE
- PremiereGöteborg International Film Festival31 Jan 2011
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Meek's Cutoff was released on 8 April 2011.
Audience reviews
2- J9.5/10
John Chard
2/26/2016
I blame him for saying he did. Meek's Cutoff is directed by Kelly Reichardt and written by Jonathan Raymond. It stars Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Paton, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan and Tommy Nelson. Music is by Jeff Grace and cinematography by Chris Blauvelt. Story is based on an historical incident on the Oregon Trail in 1845, when frontier guide Stephen Meek (Greenwood) led a …
- B10/10
badelf
5/10/2022
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 tha…
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