The Salvation

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The Salvation

R,

2015,

1h 29m,

Drama/

Western

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72%

82 Reviews

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62%

5,000+ Ratings

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82 Reviews

62%

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5,000+ Ratings

After shooting the man who murdered his wife, a Danish settler (Mads Mikkelsen) incurs the wrath of the man's brother (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a ruthless land baron who rules their frontier town.

Critics Consensus

It's all but impossible to add anything new or fresh to the traditional Western, but -- thanks in no small part to Mads Mikkelson's performance -- The Salvation comes close.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Apr 24, 2015

3/4

In an untamed world where hypocrisy is loud and where no one can be trusted, salvation is one's own business and actions speak louder than words.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Apr 23, 2015

3/4

Wild West vengeance gets a terrific homage and a bloody reckoning in this oater excursion ...

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Apr 19, 2015

3/5

It never transcends reverent pastiche, down to the hackneyed twang of Morricone-style guitars.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28, 2025

4/5

Any temptation for dead weight and drag has been smartly trimmed, not only by the man-of-few-words acting, but also by the basic revenge story framework that always delivers in this genre.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 25, 2022

4/5

Yet the film has a unique feel and an intense visual flair that goes along with its violent self-awareness.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Oct 13, 2021

2.5/5

There is a story buried under all this dirt and grime, and it is a fairly interesting one, but writer/director Kristian Levring doesn't seem too interested in it.

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Draco R

Feb 11, 2019

this was pretty good western movie

Hagrid R

Nov 17, 2018

This film was almost good.

Finn R

Aug 12, 2018

brilliant movie and gripping thoughout.

Kylo S

Oct 10, 2017

Fantastic western, I didn't see this coming!

Harry S

Oct 4, 2017

Severe and violent revenge Western that doesn't offer a lot of surprises along the way. While the daylight scenes look great and remind of classics of the genre, the cloudy twilight and night scenes are so full of CGI they look horribly fake. Still, fans of a pretty straight forward John Wick in the West kind of flick could find satisfaction here. Either way it's over sooner than you can blink.

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Poe S

Sep 25, 2017

This Movie does not try to be anything other than exactly what it is. If only we all had that clarity. In life there is no good or bad, just actions and consequences. The rest is useless whining cowardly excuses. Great Movie.

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Kristian Levring

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Mads Mikkelsen

Jon

Eva Green

Madelaine

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Delarue

Éric Cantona

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Synopsis

After shooting the man who murdered his wife, a Danish settler (Mads Mikkelsen) incurs the wrath of the man's brother (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a ruthless land baron who rules their frontier town.

Director: Kristian Levring
Producer: Michael Auret, Tracy Brimm, Marlow De Mardt, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Kate Myers, Charlotte Pedersen
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Zentropa Entertainment, Spier Films, Forward Films
Rating: R (Violence Throughout)
Genre: Drama, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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