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2020 • 2h 2min • PG-13 • Drama, Western

First Cow

"A simple western about the origin of the American Dream."

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

IMDb 7.1

RT 96%

MC 90

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John Magaro

Orion Lee

King-Lu

Toby Jones

Chief Factor

Ewen Bremner

Lloyd

Scott Shepherd

Captain

Gary Farmer

Totillicum

Lily Gladstone

Chief Factor’s Wife

Alia Shawkat

Woman with Dog

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Dylan Smith Trapper Jack

Ryan Findley Trapper Dame

Manuel Rodriguez Trapper Bill

Patrick D. Green Russian Trapper

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