8.4 Score

2010 • 1h 50min • PG-13 • Adventure, Drama, Western

True Grit

"Punishment comes one way or another."

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

IMDb 7.6

RT 95%

MC 80

Director

Ethan Coen

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Joel Coen

Ethan Coen

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Jeff Bridges

Rooster Cogburn

Hailee Steinfeld

Mattie Ross

Matt Damon

LaBoeuf

Josh Brolin

Tom Chaney

Barry Pepper

Lucky Ned Pepper

Dakin Matthews

Col. Stonehill

Jarlath Conroy

Undertaker

Paul Rae

Emmett Quincy

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Hailee Steinfeld Mattie Ross

Matt Damon LaBoeuf

Josh Brolin Tom Chaney

Barry Pepper Lucky Ned Pepper

Dakin Matthews Col. Stonehill

Jarlath Conroy Undertaker

Paul Rae Emmett Quincy

Domhnall Gleeson Moon (The Kid)

Elizabeth Marvel 40-Year-Old Mattie

Roy Lee Jones Yarnell

Ed Corbin Bear Man

Leon Russom Sheriff

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