Synopsis
Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.
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Cast
- Laura DernLaura
- Kristen StewartElizabeth Travis
- Michelle WilliamsGina
- Lily GladstoneThe Rancher
- James Le GrosRyan
- Jared HarrisFuller
- René AuberjonoisAlbert
- John GetzSheriff Rowles
- Sara RodierGuthrie
- Ashlie AtkinsonSecretary
Recommendations
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Screen Daily
Reichardt has crafted another deeply felt and beautifully ambiguous meditation on contemporary life in the far corners of the American heartland. - 100
Variety
As with Reichardt’s more streamlined miniatures, regional detail accounts for much of the film’s lingering resonance, as her characters are molded by (and, in some cases, rail against) the landscape they inhabit. - 91
The Playlist
Though Certain Women is difficult, it’s hardly obtuse. And for those willing to trust that Reichardt is in full command of this material, “Certain Women” is utterly enthralling. - 88
TheWrap
Certain Women gives us female characters who are smart and complicated and funny and imperfect, and it never hand-delivers a message regarding what we’re supposed to think about them. - 83
The Film Stage
There are no grand revelations or heightened emotions to be found in this film. Rather, Reichardt is keenly aware of small interactions, whether it be a few words or a glance, that make the most memorable moments in one’s life - 80
The Guardian
Like Reichardt’s directorial hand, the performances are understated across the board, but deeply felt. - 80
CineVue
Certain Women is a deft masterclass in humane open-ended observation, crafting subtle portraits of three Montana women overlooked and hardy in their own individual ways. - 80
Time Out London
Certain Women moves, as all Reichardt’s films do, at a languid pace, and a handful of characters – notably Williams’s – could have been a little more developed. But it's hard to recall a movie with such a precise, immersive sense of place, and the very specific mood that comes with it.
