Winter's Bone
Seen it?2010 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 3 Oscars, it made about 8 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Mississippi Burning or Dolores Claiborne, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- A slow burn, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Woman Director, Academy Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance, Academy Awards: This Year's Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry. Won 1 Berlin award: Berlin International Film Festival: Best 10 Movies. Won 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Female, Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male. Also nominated for 9 more Oscars, 1 Golden Globe and 2 SAG Awards. Plus 17 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$16 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 342K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Debra Granik
- Jennifer LawrenceRee Dolly
- John HawkesTeardrop
- Kevin BreznahanLittle Arthur
- Dale DickeyMerab
- Garret DillahuntSheriff Baskin
- Sheryl LeeApril
- Shelley WaggenerSonya
- Isaiah StoneSonny
- Lauren SweetserGail
- Ashlee ThompsonAshlee