7.9 Score

2005 • 1h 44min • R • Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Western

The Proposition

"This land will be civilized."

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

IMDb 7.3

RT 85%

MC 73

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John Hillcoat

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Nick Cave

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Guy Pearce

Charlie Burns

Ray Winstone

Captain Morris Stanley

Danny Huston

Arthur Burns

Emily Watson

Martha Stanley

David Wenham

Eden Fletcher

Richard Wilson

Mike Burns

John Hurt

Jellon Lamb

Noah Taylor

Brian O'Leary

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