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     • Sometimes the risks pay off, sometimes they don't, but the feeling of risk infuses the film with chaos, humor, violence, beauty. "The Homesman" doesn't play things safe, and that's a welcome change.
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   Does the Homesman play things safe?

   • "The Homesman" doesn't play things safe, and that's a welcome change. Mary Bee Cuddy ( Hilary Swank) is a middle-aged woman, born in upstate New York, who has bought land in the Nebraska territory. She is unmarried and farms the land herself. She yearns to buy a piano and comforts herself by playing hymns on a cloth keyboard.

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   Is the Homesman a good movie?

   • Is It Any Good? Based on a classic novel by Glendon Swarthout, who also wrote The Shootist, THE HOMESMAN is something close to a great modern-day Western. As evidenced by his last film, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, director Jones has a keen eye for hard landscapes (including his own weathered face) and emotional compositions.

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   What is 'The Homesman' about?

   • “The Homesman” is a film that delves deep into the challenges and harsh realities of pioneer life, particularly highlighting the experiences and struggles of women during this era.

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   What is the theme of The Homesman?

   • At its core, The Homesman portrays the patriarchal nature of the American Wild West but also the hardships and sufferings that many women still have to endure today.

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   Nov 14, 2014 · The Homesman doesn't play things safe, and that's a welcome change. It's a risky film. Sometimes the risks pay off, sometimes they don't, but the feeling of risk infuses the film with chaos, humor, violence, beauty.

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   Feb 7, 2024 · The Homesman. On his way back during the movie's ending, George catches a ferry and begins to sing with two musicians onboard. The Homesman. However, some men on the pier complain about the noise they are making, and in a shocking twist of events, George flies into a raging frenzy, yelling and shooting his gun at them. The Homesman

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   Jan 31, 2024 · The ending of “The Homesman” is open to interpretation, leaving viewers with a sense of ambiguity and intrigue. The film concludes with Mary Bee Cuddy, played by an exceptional actress, venturing into the wilderness on her own, after her journey to transport three mentally ill women ends in tragedy. This ending raises a myriad of questions ...

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   Dec 1, 2023 · “The Homesman,” directed by Tommy Lee Jones, is more than a simple tale of pioneer life. It is a film rich in themes of madness, survival, trauma, and the strength required to endure the harsh realities of the time. It questions the norms of the era, especially regarding the roles and expectations of women.

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   Striking Western has some disturbing material. Read Common Sense Media's The Homesman review, age rating, and parents guide.

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   • Director: Tommy Lee Jones

   • Author: Jeffrey M. Anderson
   • Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank

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   As for the leads, Tommy Lee Jones, with his grizzled look and attitude, saddles comfortably into the emotionally distant cowboy (after seeing him in a group of down-home Southern or Western films in the past ten years, it’s a safe bet he was probably born in the wrong century). There should be no surprises from Swank, either.

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    Nov 13, 2014 · In 'The Homesman,' A Most Unromantic American West Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones play two very different people taking a dangerous trip across the arid plains in a beautifully photographed film.