The Hi-Lo Country

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The Hi-Lo Country

R,

1999,

1h 54m,

Western

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58%

33 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

1,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

58%

Tomatometer

33 Reviews

48%

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1,000+ Ratings

Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattle-herding, but wealthy local rancher Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott) warns him that the ways of the Old West have vanished. Big Boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the town's married temptress, Mona (Patricia Arquette). Down-to-earth Josepha (Penélope Cruz) yearns for Pete, but he wants what Big Boy has.

Critics Consensus

The actors fail to live up to the archetypes they portray.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Apr 1, 2019

Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. And while you're at it, don't let them grow up to make movies about cowboys either.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Jan 1, 2000

C+

Everything is in place for a mythic drama, except the players, who don't begin to fill the boots of the archetypes they're meant to be.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Jan 1, 2000

High quality, beautifully shot!

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

May 3, 2009

1.5/4

For a film about grand passions, there is no fire to this film.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Apr 6, 2008

3/5

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Abraham W

Sep 19, 2018

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce drame occidental on est souvent inquiets pour les personnages très bien interprétés par l'ensemble du castings on se doute de la fin dUn mais on est surpris quand ça arrive,les paysages sont magnifiques et les bagarres très réalistes

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Stephen Frears

Director

Woody Harrelson

Big Boy Matson

Billy Crudup

Pete Calder

Patricia Arquette

Mona Birk

Penélope Cruz

Josepha O'Neil

Sam Elliott

Jim Ed Love

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Synopsis

Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattle-herding, but wealthy local rancher Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott) warns him that the ways of the Old West have vanished. Big Boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the town's married temptress, Mona (Patricia Arquette). Down-to-earth Josepha (Penélope Cruz) yearns for Pete, but he wants what Big Boy has.

Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Tim Bevan, Barbara De Fina, Eric Fellner, Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Max Evans, Walon Green
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $163.8K
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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