2011 · 103 min · PG

Meek's Cutoff

Name: Meek's Cutoff
Genre: Western, History
Released: 2011
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano

Directed by Kelly Reichardt · Western, History

Meek's Cutoff (2011) is a Western film, directed by Kelly Reichardt set in Oregon during the 1800s. It runs 103 minutes and is rated PG.

A western and survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival, power & corruption, and prejudice & racism run throughout.

Cinematography

Christopher Blauvelt

Cast

Michelle WilliamsBruce GreenwoodWill PattonZoe KazanPaul DanoShirley HendersonNeal HuffTommy Nelson

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Oregon

Setting

Desert Wilderness

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western Survival

Themes

SurvivalPower & CorruptionPrejudice & Racism

Tone

BleakTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

2007
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1964
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2016
Certain Women
Montana — 2010s
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1990
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Wilderness · Ruraldir. Kevin Costner
2020
First Cow
Oregon — 1800s
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Kelly Reichardt
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oregon — 1960s
Undergrounddir. Miloš Forman

Meek's Cutoff

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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