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Nov 14, 2014 · The journey in Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman", based on the 1988 novel by Glendon Swarthout, travels from west to east, from the unmarked Nebraska territory to a town in Iowa. It is a reverse trajectory of the typical Western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the ...
The Homesman is a 2014 Western historical drama film set in the 1850s Midwest and directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Wesley Oliver based the screenplay on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee ...
- $16 million
May 18, 2014 · The Homesman: Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. With Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto. Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
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- Drama, Western
- Tommy Lee Jones
- 2014-05-18
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Nov 14, 2014 · Why is The Homesman rated R? The Homesman is rated R by the MPAA for violence, sexual content, some disturbing behavior and nudity. This additional information about the movie's content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards: Violence: - Violent acts shown in a realistic manner, with detail, blood and tissue damage.
- Donna Gustafson
- Tommy Lee Jones
Parents need to know that The Homesman is a Western (based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout) with disturbing material, mostly related to three frontier women who go insane. They scream, thrash, and moan, and one cuts herself with a needle. One throws a baby away in an outhouse, and other dead babies are also….
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank
Nov 14, 2014 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Drama, Western. R. 2h 2m. By A.O. Scott. Nov. 13, 2014. Plenty of words might describe Mary Bee Cuddy, the Nebraska farmer played by Hilary Swank ...
The Homesman is based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout and its portrait of an overlooked slice of American history on the frontier. As director, star, and one of the three screenwriters, Tommy Lee Jones gives us a Western which brings us into the presence of the inexplicable promptings of the human heart.
