Cut Bank

Name: Cut Bank
Genre: Thriller
Released: April 3, 2015
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 44

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A24 | Release Date: April 3, 2015 | R

Summary: Dwayne McLaren (Liam Hemsworth) dreams about escaping small town life in Cut Bank, Montana, “the coldest spot in the nation,” with his vivacious girlfriend Cassandra (Teresa Palmer). When Dwayne witnesses an awful crime, he tries to leverage a bad situation into a scheme to get rich quickly but he finds that fate and an unruly accompliceDwayne McLaren (Liam Hemsworth) dreams about escaping small town life in Cut Bank, Montana, “the coldest spot in the nation,” with his vivacious girlfriend Cassandra (Teresa Palmer). When Dwayne witnesses an awful crime, he tries to leverage a bad situation into a scheme to get rich quickly but he finds that fate and an unruly accomplice are working against him. Thrust into the middle of a police investigation spearheaded by the local sheriff (John Malkovich), everything goes from bad to worse in this all-American thriller. [A24]… Expand

Director: Matt Shakman

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Serena Donadoni

Mar 31, 2015

Without his usual tics, Malkovich is a wonder, quietly transforming an unassuming town fixture into Cut Bank's conscience. But the revelatory performance is Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man) as Derby Milton. Read full review

Charles Bramesco

Apr 1, 2015

This Bizarro-universe Coen brothers mash-up has the decency to be sporadically fun, even when it isn’t especially original or steady. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Mar 30, 2015

Watching an estimable quintet of character actors do their thing is the chief pleasure of Cut Bank. Read full review

Carson Lund

Mar 30, 2015

If the film is meant only as a pulpy genre exercise, Matt Shakman's competence in various modes actually works to strip it of any sense of coherent vision. Read full review

Geoff Pevere

Apr 9, 2015

If you’ve already been to Fargo, or at least visited the place via movies or TV, you’ve got scant reason to go to Cut Bank. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Mar 30, 2015

Clever enough to provoke a few abrupt laughs along the way, this big screen debut for two television stalwarts, director Matt Shakman (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and writer Robert Patino (Sons of Anarchy, Prime Suspect), is sabotaged by some frightfully on-the-nose expository dialogue and an adamantly prosaic visual style. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Apr 9, 2015

The plot’s outrageousness — which includes Michael Stuhlbarg as a Ted Kaczynski-esque town crazy — would go down better if there were a sympathetic character or two (or, absent that, some laughs), but no dice. Read full review

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c700

Apr 18, 2015

It's not an action film (obviously), but a somewhat curious tale that tells a story of cascading actions, that result in crime. The ending really got me thinking, which is always the callsign of a good movie. Great cast, great acting, great pacing. Teresa Palmer is really a lovely actressIt's not an action film (obviously), but a somewhat curious tale that tells a story of cascading actions, that result in crime. The ending really got me thinking, which is always the callsign of a good movie. Great cast, great acting, great pacing. Teresa Palmer is really a lovely actress who made the film work for me. This time she plays a simpleminded countrygirl, who manages to be so lovely that it really contrasts into a somewhat melancholy boyish feeling. John Malkovich is great as well. It's a very 'american' film with a real retro country in the hills, far from the city, vibe. Sad and beautiful the same.… Expand

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GerN

Oct 21, 2016

Engaging characters, distinctive dialogue style, twisty plot, humor - in short, a fun movie worth watching just for Malkevich. A very underrated film.

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LeZee

Dec 14, 2016

The coldest place in the country feeling heat of murders!

It's not about Wall Street or the financial related related film. The title is where this story sets in, a small town in the United States. This is a thriller about a young man Dwayne, who captured the murder of a mailman whileThe coldest place in the country feeling heat of murders!

It's not about Wall Street or the financial related related film. The title is where this story sets in, a small town in the United States. This is a thriller about a young man Dwayne, who captured the murder of a mailman while making a video with his girlfriend. Following the event a series of murders takes place. When he comes to know the killer is after him, it's time to reveal us why it's all happening. Meanwhile the sheriff intensifies his investigation considering for the first time such thing happening on his watch in the town.

Really a good theme, but some silly plots or the reason behind events makes us to feel this is a stupid film. I mean people can do anything for the silly reasons, but the film did not convince on that. Though the locations were good and so the actors. Hemsworth, Malkovich, Dern, Palmer, particularly Stuhlbarg was very good. The narration had no point of view, it was told from every character. It was directed by some television filmmaker, should have been better, but not bad for a view. This is a hit and miss thriller, I hope you watch it for a simple entertainment than anticipating too much out of it.

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shiftworker

Aug 22, 2016

I definitely took a liking to this little tale of rural folk exercising their rights to be a little enterprising at the expense of a large financial corporation, and of the twists and turns as time unravels all their all-too-human motives. No great art here, just plain home-cooking, like aI definitely took a liking to this little tale of rural folk exercising their rights to be a little enterprising at the expense of a large financial corporation, and of the twists and turns as time unravels all their all-too-human motives. No great art here, just plain home-cooking, like a decent lunch it left me satisified but still wanting something more.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Mar 11, 2021

The plot itself could've been better handled, but that's the least of its problems when your lead actor isn't quite up to the task, and that's because Liam Hemsworth completely lacks the mettle and characteristics for the kind of role he plays.

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