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Overall Rank: 328

Average Rating: 3.2/4

# of Ratings: 74

Theatrical Release Date: 05/01/2016

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 11/22/2016

Language: English

Genre: Crime, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: David Mackenzie

Actors: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Katy Mixon, Kevin Rankin, Gil Birmingham

Plot: With the family ranch on the line, two brothers decide to rob the very banks looking to foreclose on their homes. Taking only small bills and using a nearby casino to change out the money, they have a few days to complete the task. A Texas Ranger nearing retirement takes up the case but as both near the end point, more than money is put on the line. -- Chris Kavan

Matthew Brady - wrote on 06/08/2023

I can’t believe it took me this long to get around to watching this, but man what a freaking great movie. Jeff Bridges received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for this, but Ben Foster and Chris Pine were snubbed for a nomination, as this is the best I’ve seen from both of them.

Ian - wrote on 12/28/2020

Two brother desperately try to rob enough money to stop the foreclosure on their family ranch. Plenty of small town scenery and old-school country to go along with the gunfights and car chases.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/17/2019

A heated neo-western with a bit of family drama, "Hell or High Water" has got to be the best mid-west crime thriller since "No Country For Old Men."

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CarnivorousCouch - wrote on 03/03/2017

It feels appropriate that, of all the great scenes in David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water, the one probably most fated to become iconic involves a woman telling her customers that her restaurant only serves T-bone steaks and baked potatoes. Hell or High Water is the best example in recent memory of what one might call a steak-and-potatoes movie. There is a certain breed of film that has a kind of generally appealing and unfussy quality to it. It’s the kind of film that leads people of many different stripes to smile, reflect fondly and say, “Well that was just a very good movie.” Movies of this sort are not typically known for being conspicuously artistic nor for being the least bit cerebral. Like the T-bone steak in that West Texas saloon, the steak-and-potatoes movie is …

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Hell or High Water - Tough guy movie for men!

Indyfreak - wrote on 11/30/2016

Hell or High Water is that rare crime drama that has a timeless appeal to it. Despite clearly taking place in 21st century Texas, it harkens back to the westerns of old. The impressive cinematography and the scenery is beautiful;proof that a dark story with mature themes does not need to look like it was shot with the lens cap on. Chris Pine and Ben Foster give great performances as two brothers turned bank robbers. Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham play the Texas Rangers assigned to track them down. It's a tense game of cat and mouse that is surprisingly humorous. Kudos to the script for making both sides endearing to the audience. Summer 2016 was perhaps the worst in years for movies, but this is an ideal alternative for those bored of blockbusters.