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

Survival Power & Corruption Prejudice & Racism

Tone

BleakTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

2009
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1989
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2020
First Cow
Oregon — 1800s
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2018
Leave No Trace
Portland · Washington (state) — 2010s
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Debra Granik
1991
My Own Private Idaho
Portland · Idaho · Rome · Seattle — 1990s
Urban · Ruraldir. Gus Van Sant
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oregon — 1960s
Undergrounddir. Miloš Forman

Meek's Cutoff

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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