Badland
Seen it?2019 | 117 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 most people. If you loved Open Range or News of the World, start here.
- The mood
- Harrowing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she seems.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Justin Lee
- Bruce DernReginald Cooke
- Mira SorvinoSarah Cooke
- Kevin MakelyMatthias Breecher
- Jeff FaheyHuxley Wainwright
- Wes StudiHarlan Red
- Tony ToddSenator Benjamin Burke
- Trace AdkinsGeneral Corbin Dandridge
- James RussoFred Quaid
- Amanda WyssAlice Hollenbeck
- Matthew James McCarthyBig John