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The Thicket

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2024 | 105 min | Western, Crime, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved No Country for Old Men or Touch of Evil, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence.

An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    80% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 136K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Elliott Lester

  • Peter DinklageReginald Jones
  • Juliette LewisCut Throat Bill
  • Levon HawkeJack
  • Leslie GraceJimmie Sue
  • Gbenga AkinnagbeEustace
  • Esmé Creed-MilesLula
  • Andrew SchulzHector
  • Macon BlairMalachi Deasy
  • Arliss HowardRev. Ephron Karlsson
  • James HetfieldSimon Deasy