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Wind River
Crime · Mystery · Thriller · 2017
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Movie details
Wind River
“Nothing is harder to track than the truth.”
2017 Crime · Mystery · Thriller 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Wind River?
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
Taylor Sheridan
Written by
Taylor Sheridan
Jeremy Renner
Cory Lambert
Elizabeth Olsen
Jane Banner
Gil Birmingham
Martin Hanson
Graham Greene
Ben
Jon Bernthal
Matt Rayburn
Kelsey Asbille
Natalie Hanson
Teo Briones
Casey Lambert
Court is in session
Put Wind River 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.