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Name: True Grit
Director: Ethan Coen
Genre: adventure, drama, western
Released: 2010
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.6

True Grit has an iRankMovies score of 81.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

True Grit (2010)

Punishment comes one way or another.

Release:2010

Runtime:1h 50m

Country:United States

Director:Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Language:English

Genre

AdventureDramaWestern

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Keywords

Bounty HunterBased On Novel Or BookFather MurderLoss Of Loved OneTexas RangerArkansasAlcoholismRemake

iRank82

True Grit rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 370K votes

Rotten Tomatoes95%

Metacritic80%

TMDb7.3/10· 6K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 80/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About True Grit

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

Cast of True Grit

Jeff Bridges
as Rooster Cogburn
Hailee Steinfeld
as Mattie Ross
Matt Damon
as LaBoeuf
Josh Brolin
as Tom Chaney
Barry Pepper
as Lucky Ned Pepper
Dakin Matthews
as Col. Stonehill
Jarlath Conroy
as Undertaker
Paul Rae
as Emmett Quincy
Domhnall Gleeson
as Moon (The Kid)
Elizabeth Marvel
as 40-Year-Old Mattie
Roy Lee Jones
as Yarnell
Ed Corbin
as Bear Man

True Grit facts

Budget: $38M
Box office: $252.3M

Our take on True Grit

The Coen brothers' 2010 western follows a fourteen-year-old farm girl who, after her father is killed by a hired hand, sets out to bring the murderer to justice. To do it she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, the hard-drinking, one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, a man with genuine 'true grit.' What follows is a frontier pursuit shaped as much by sharp, formal dialogue and dry humor as by danger, anchored by the girl's flinty resolve. It rewards viewers who like their westerns character-first and unhurried, with craftsmanship in every frame. A good pick for anyone drawn to stubborn heroines and the Coens' precise, deadpan storytelling.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Coen Brothers' western adventure delivers bold, determined female protagonist with remarkable agency
•Exceptional critical appreciation demonstrates respect for adaptation of beloved novel source material
•Betrayal and bounty hunting themes create compelling period adventure with strong character focus

What the audience disliked

•Western genre conventions and dialogue-heavy narrative may alienate contemporary action-oriented viewers
•Alcoholism and family loss themes create melancholic tone throughout adventure storytelling