
Open Range(2003)
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.


“Keep your finger on the trigger.”
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.

Ethan Hawke
Paul

John Travolta
The Marshal

Taissa Farmiga
Mary Anne

James Ransone
Gilly

Karen Gillan
Ellen

Burn Gorman
Priest

Toby Huss
Harris

Larry Fessenden
Roy

Kaius Harrison
William T. 'Billy' Baxter

Tommy Nohilly
Tubby
In a Valley of Violence is a western, action film released in 2016 exploring themes of civil war, revenge, murder, killer, dog, cowboy. Directed by Ti West, it stars Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga. The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
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