2016 · 102 min · R

Hell or High Water

Name: Hell or High Water
Genre: Western, Crime, Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland

Directed by David Mackenzie · Western, Crime, Drama

Hell or High Water (2016) is a Western film, directed by David Mackenzie set in Texas during the 2010s. It runs 102 minutes and is rated R.

A heist and western, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of family & loyalty and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer

Nick CaveWarren Ellis

Cinematography

Giles Nuttgens

Cast

Jeff BridgesChris PineBen FosterGil BirminghamMarin IrelandKevin RankinDale DickeyWilliam Sterchi

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Texas

Setting

Rural

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Heist Western

Themes

Family & LoyaltyGreed & Ambition

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1978
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2012
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2007
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Hell or High Water

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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