Synopsis
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
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Cast
- Christian BaleCaptain Joseph J. Blocker
- Rosamund PikeRosalee Quaid
- Wes StudiChief Yellow Hawk
- Jesse PlemonsLieutenant Rudy Kidder
- Adam BeachBlack Hawk
- Rory CochraneMaster Sergeant Thomas Metz
- Peter MullanLieutenant Colonel Ross McCowan
- Scott WilsonCyrus Lounde
- Paul AndersonCorporal Tommy Thomas
- Timothée ChalametPrivate Philippe DeJardin
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ReelViews
The movie, written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper (who helmed Jeff Bridges’ Oscar-winning performance in "Crazy Heart"), is careful not to demonize anyone and make the path to redemption both slow and methodical. - 88
ReelViews
The movie, written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper (who helmed Jeff Bridges’ Oscar-winning performance in "Crazy Heart"), is careful not to demonize anyone and make the path to redemption both slow and methodical. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Contemplative and absorbing rather than rip-roaring and exciting, the film will likely play better to Western connoisseurs than to general and younger audiences, but it's an estimable piece of work grounded by a fine-grain sensibility and an expertly judged lead performance. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Contemplative and absorbing rather than rip-roaring and exciting, the film will likely play better to Western connoisseurs than to general and younger audiences, but it's an estimable piece of work grounded by a fine-grain sensibility and an expertly judged lead performance. - 70
Screen Daily
Hostiles demands patience and concentration but rewards that with an assured, thought-provoking window into a past whose legacy is still being felt to this day. - 70
Screen Daily
Hostiles demands patience and concentration but rewards that with an assured, thought-provoking window into a past whose legacy is still being felt to this day. - 67
IndieWire
This is a proudly traditional oater that travels down old trails with new sadism, as though the Western genre only died off because the movies weren’t cruel enough. - 67
IndieWire
This is a proudly traditional oater that travels down old trails with new sadism, as though the Western genre only died off because the movies weren’t cruel enough.