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True Grit

True Grit

Punishment comes one way or another.

20107.31h 50m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ethan Coen
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Charles Portis
Produced by Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin, Joel Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $38.0MRevenue: $252.3M

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Rooster Cogburn

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld

Mattie Ross

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

LaBoeuf

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Tom Chaney

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Lucky Ned Pepper

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Col. Stonehill

Jarlath Conroy

Jarlath Conroy

Undertaker

Paul Rae

Paul Rae

Emmett Quincy

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Moon (The Kid)

Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel

40-Year-Old Mattie

Themes & Keywords

bounty hunterbased on novel or bookfather murderloss of loved onetexas rangerarkansasalcoholismremakebetrayaleye patch

About True Grit

True Grit is a drama, adventure, western film released in 2010 exploring themes of bounty hunter, based on novel or book, father murder, loss of loved one, texas ranger, arkansas. Directed by Ethan Coen, it stars Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon. 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.

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