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True Grit

Punishment comes one way or another

After her dad is killed by one of his workers, his 14 year old daughter discovers that the authorities have no intention of hunting down his killer. So she hires a rather old Marshall with a reputation to track the murderer down. They are joined by a younger Marshall after the same man for different reasons. Together, they journey into the Indian territories for the showdown. The previous filmed version of this famous novel won John Wayne his only Oscar. This version is one of the top contenders for the 2011 Oscars.

108 minutes, No persons under 13 (Violence)
Adventure, Drama, Western, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Dakin Matthews

Director

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Screenplay

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, from the novel by Charles Portis

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Editing

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Mike Zoss Productions

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Western, drama
Language	Mild
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Moderate, fairly frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Moderate moments of violence, occasionally a bit gruesome.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

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Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
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Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

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Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond True Grit is a true winner, a triumph on every level for the Coen Brothers and one of the year's finest movies.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson While Steinfeld conveys all the necessary pluck as the headstrong Mattie, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and an impressively wizened Barry Pepper all make the most of the opportunities they’re presented by the Coens and, of course, Portis’ eminently quotable turns of phrase.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli With stronger overall acting, a tighter script, and better production design, True Grit 2010 surpasses its predecessor as the definitive adaptation of the novel and stakes out a place in the hall of fame of American Westerns.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs As long as it's viewed as a different (and more accurate) version of Portis' novel rather than a remake of the 1969 film, even fans of the latter will probably admire what's been created here.

Metacritic.com41 critics

RottenTomatoes.com230 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Girded by strong performances from Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, and lifted by some of the Coens' most finely tuned, unaffected work, True Grit is a worthy companion to the Charles Portis book.

Internet (IMDB)31280 Netizens The Coens Show Some True Class

Average .. 85%

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