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The Unholy Trinity
Western · Adventure · Crime · 2025
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town of Trinity, where an unexpected turn of events traps him in town and leaves him caught between Gabriel Dove, the town’s upstanding new sheriff, and a mysterious figure named St. Christopher.
Movie details
The Unholy Trinity
“The past never stays buried.”
2025 Western · Adventure · Crime 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
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Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town of Trinity, where an unexpected turn of events traps him in town and leaves him caught between Gabriel Dove, the town’s upstanding new sheriff, and a mysterious figure named St. Christopher.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Unholy Trinity?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Richard Gray
Written by
Lee Zachariah
Pierce Brosnan
Gabriel Dove
Samuel L. Jackson
St. Christopher
Brandon Lessard
Henry Broadway
Veronica Ferres
Sarah Dove
Gianni Capaldi
Gideon
Q'orianka Kilcher
Running Cub
Tim Daly
Isaac Broadway
Court is in session
Put The Unholy Trinity on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.