Surrounded

Name: Surrounded
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: June 20, 2023
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Andrew Pagana, Augusta Allen-Jones, Brett Gelman, Herman Johansen, Jamie Bell

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MGM+ | Release Date (Streaming): June 20, 2023 | R

Starring: Andrew Pagana, Augusta Allen-Jones, Brett Gelman, Herman Johansen, Jamie Bell, Jeffrey Donovan, Kevin Wiggins, Letitia Wright, Luce Rains, Michael Kenneth Williams

Summary: Former Buffalo Soldier Mo Washington (Letitia Wright) travels West to lay claim on a gold mine. After her stagecoach is ambushed, Mo is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit's gang tries to free him.

Director: Anthony Mandler

Genre(s): Drama, Western

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Joe Leydon

Jun 22, 2023

An exceptionally well-crafted Western that spins a gripping, racially charged tale of suspicion, deception and survival in post-Civil War New Mexico. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jun 22, 2023

With Surrounded, Mandler solidifies his standing as a talented and versatile filmmaker, with Letitia Wright and Jamie Bell burning up the screen as two wounded and fiercely independent adversaries who both realize they’re in this thing together, and the outcome is most likely going to be a bloody mess. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 8, 2024

Although some discount this thriller for its simplicity and middle act shortcomings, genre fans will relish its grit, grim dilemmas and period-perfect detail, all in service of an entertaining and believable yarn that honors both the history and the erased history of the American West. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jun 23, 2023

Like most westerns, Surrounded is about people trying to reinvent themselves on the frontier. But this is also one of those westerns with a cynical streak, where the hostility the characters are trying to escape hounds them mercilessly. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Farvour

Jun 22, 2023

It’s not a bad movie by any means, but in its attempts to plant a seed audiences may remember in years to come, it’s a misfire. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jun 22, 2023

Wright’s lean, long face is sometimes all hard angles, and she enacts the largely stoic mien of her character with weight. If Surrounded had carried through its overdetermined premise more assuredly, she’d have made a compelling hero/heroine here. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

Jun 22, 2023

The hazy horizons and warmth of the Wild West lend to stunning cinematography, but the bones of the visuals are not enough to support the film. Mandler’s direction is effective for the genre, but there’s a fatiguing number of posed cowboy-against-the-horizon shots that begin to feel kitschy on account of their frequency. Read full review

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