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Cowgirls n' Angels

Cowgirls n' Angels

Drama · Family · 2012

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

Movie details

Cowgirls n' Angels

“Dreams come true.”

2012 Drama · Family 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Timothy Armstrong

Written by

Timothy Armstrong · Stephan Blinn

Bailee Madison

Bailee Madison

Ida Clayton

Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt

Elaine

Jackson Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone

Justin Wood

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Terence Parker

Andrew Sensenig

Andrew Sensenig

Mr. Mack

Kathleen Rose Perkins

Kathleen Rose Perkins

Rebecca

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Augustus

Court is in session

Put Cowgirls n' Angels on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.