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Movie Info

A young man is introduced to the vibrant and sometimes brutal world that exists in the oil fields of Texas in 1939.

Rating:

R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre:

history, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Ty Roberts
Producer:

Houston Hill, Ty Roberts, Camille Scioli-Mcnamara, George Sledge
Writer:

Gerry De Leon
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 22, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA):

$198.0K
Runtime:

1h 52m
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Lane Garrison
Jim McNeely

Austin Nichols
Dent Paxton

Ali Cobrin
Lee Montgomery

Lew Temple
Ort Cooley

Donny Boaz
Charlie Dupree

Allan McLeod
Barry Wakely

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Critic Reviews for The Iron Orchard

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (13)

Though there are some well-framed shots from cinematographer Mathieu Plainfossé, the script from Gerry De Leon and director Ty Roberts is lifeless, covered in a layer of dust that the cast can't rouse it from.

March 1, 2019 | Full Review…

Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
What it lacks is a distinct perspective; for all its period details and solid acting, the underlying message about this time in Texas oil history - that it was right, that it was wrong, that it was necessary - is lacking.

February 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Matthew Monagle
Austin Chronicle
Seemingly nostalgic for a period when West Texas roughnecks settled scores with baseball bats and laid pipe with pickaxes, this lovingly made homage to avarice feels strangely limp. Instead of gushing, it trickles.

February 28, 2019 | Full Review…

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
Lane Garrison propels the film with his vibrant performance.

February 28, 2019 | Full Review…

Joe Leydon
Variety
As competently put together as this movie is, it imparted to me no sense of a higher calling, and thus left me unmoved.

February 22, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
RogerEbert.com
The musical score is overcooked, the cast underpowered, and the dialogue something of a mishmash...

February 22, 2019 | Full Review…

Anthony Lane
New Yorker
A toe-tapping score and well-paced narrative drive round out the film's many competencies

August 1, 2019 | Rating: 70/100 | Full Review…

Dan Jardine
Cinemania
If writer-director Ty Roberts doesn't exactly hit pay dirt, neither does he leave viewers completely empty-handed.

July 27, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Thin but likable account of an oil wildcatter's rise and fall. Strong production values help offset cast and script issues.

July 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Daniel Eagan
Film Legacy
A beautifully shot film of sunlight and sweat about the wildcatting days of the Texas oil boom that overcomes its storytelling deficiencies.

July 23, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Christopher Lloyd
The Film Yap
The movie should rise and fall on the fortunes - or misfortunes - of its protagonists. Yet, Roberts fails to take advantage of any of this. His movie is a flat and dry as his Texas terrain.

July 22, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A curious soap opera that nobody outside of Texas will give a [crap] about.

July 17, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Dominic Griffin
Spectrum Culture