The Hi-Lo Country

Critics Consensus

The actors fail to live up to the archetypes they portray.

54%

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Movie Info

Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattle-herding, but wealthy local rancher Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott) warns him that the ways of the Old West have vanished. Big Boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the town's married temptress, Mona (Patricia Arquette). Down-to-earth Josepha (Penélope Cruz) yearns for Pete, but he wants what Big Boy has.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    western
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Stephen Frears
  • Producer:
    Tim Bevan, Barbara De Fina, Eric Fellner, Martin Scorsese
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $163.8K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

Cast & Crew

Woody Harrelson
Big Boy Matson
Billy Crudup
Pete Calder
Patricia Arquette
Mona Birk
Penélope Cruz
Josepha O'Neil
Sam Elliott
Jim Ed Love
Robert Knott
Jack Couffer
Cole Hauser
Little Boy Matson
Enrique Castillo
Levi Gomez
Darren E. Burrows
Billy Harte
Jacob Vargas
Delfino Mondragon
Stephen Frears
Director
Max Evans
Writer (Novel)
Walon Green
Writer (Screenplay)
Tim Bevan
Producer
Liza Chasin
Co-Producer
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Rudd Simmons
Executive Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music
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Critic Reviews for The Hi-Lo Country

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Audience Reviews for The Hi-Lo Country

  • Jul 08, 2013
    A miss from the usually stellar Frears. Slow moving and dull. The uninspired acting from everybody but Woody doesn't help.
    jay n Super Reviewer
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