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Hostiles

Hostiles

Drama · Western · History · 2017

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

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Hostiles

“We are all…”

2017 Drama · Western · History 2h 14m

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6.9 / 10

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A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Scott Cooper

Written by

Scott Cooper · Donald E. Stewart

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Captain Joseph J. Blocker

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Rosalee Quaid

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Chief Yellow Hawk

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Lieutenant Rudy Kidder

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Black Hawk

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Master Sergeant Thomas Metz

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Lieutenant Colonel Ross McCowan

Court is in session

Put Hostiles on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.