Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Release:2017
Runtime:1h 55m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Martin McDonagh
Language:English

Keywords

Small TownPolice BrutalityMissouriAlcoholismmurderCancerTeenage GirlPolice Corruption

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.1/10· 602K votes
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic88%
TMDb8.057/10· 11K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.1/10 on IMDb and 88/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Frances McDormand

    Frances McDormand

    as Mildred

  • Woody Harrelson

    Woody Harrelson

    as Willoughby

  • Sam Rockwell

    Sam Rockwell

    as Dixon

  • Abbie Cornish

    Abbie Cornish

    as Anne

  • Lucas Hedges

    Lucas Hedges

    as Robbie

  • Željko Ivanek

    Željko Ivanek

    as Desk Sergeant

  • Caleb Landry Jones

    Caleb Landry Jones

    as Red Welby

  • Clarke Peters

    Clarke Peters

    as Abercrombie

  • Samara Weaving

    Samara Weaving

    as Penelope

  • John Hawkes

    John Hawkes

    as Charlie

  • Peter Dinklage

    Peter Dinklage

    as James

  • Kerry Condon

    Kerry Condon

    as Pamela

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri facts

Budget
$15M
Box office
$162.7M

Our take on Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Martin McDonagh's 2017 drama follows a grieving mother who rents three billboards to shame her town's police over her daughter's unsolved murder, igniting a darkly funny spiral of rage and grace. Caustic, surprising and deeply human, it refuses tidy answers. If its blend of black comedy and raw emotion gripped you, seek out morally messy dramas about grief, anger and unexpected redemption.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Grieving mother character arc explores complex moral redemption beautifully
  • Angry tone reflects authentic rage without becoming melodramatic
  • Crime drama examines guilt and conscience with surprising nuance

What the audience disliked

  • Biting satire may offend audiences seeking earnest drama
  • Dark comedy tonal shifts alienate viewers preferring consistent mood

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