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In a Valley of Violence

R Released Oct 21, 2016 1h 44m Western TRAILER for In a Valley of Violence: Trailer 1 List
78% Tomatometer 73 Reviews 51% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings
A mysterious drifter (Ethan Hawke) and his dog journey toward Mexico through the barren desert of the Old West. Hoping to shorten their trip, they cut through a large valley, landing in the forgotten town of Denton -- a place now known as a valley of violence. The once-popular mining town is nearly abandoned and controlled by a group of misfits and nitwits, including the seemingly untouchable Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town's difficult marshal. Read More Read Less
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In a Valley of Violence offers a smartly conceived homage to classic Westerns that transcends pastiche with absurdist humor and a terrific cast.

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Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine West, making his first foray into westerns, doesn't control the tone. Its somber, bone-dry gruffness crumbles to dust, only to be replaced by adolescent jokiness. Oct 27, 2016 Full Review Joe McGovern Entertainment Weekly Announces itself as an unabashed B-movie from its pre-credits scene ... and never worries itself about being anything deeper than that. Rated: B Oct 24, 2016 Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com In a Valley of Violence does not take itself too seriously (a great asset), but it also takes itself just seriously enough that it's not empty snarky parody. Rated: 3/4 Oct 21, 2016 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson All you need is the right catalyst of motivated vengeance and a good filmmaker guides the tumbleweeds, spurs, bullets, and trigger-happy tempers to take it from there. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Thanks to its cast, In a Valley of Violence gives audiences an entertaining revenge thriller set in the Old West, which showcases Ti West's restraint and subtlety. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies West and company (wisely) never take their movie too seriously. Even when it’s moving by the numbers, it remains quirky enough to feel slightly off-center. Rated: 4/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shane K Is the plot good, no. Is the acting good, absolutely not. Is the cinematography good, not really. Is the musical score good, standard for a low quality western. I liked Ethan Hawke in The Purge and he's ok in this, Travolta is ok to but that can't help this terrible film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Haydon F A western take on the basic Jhon wick, someone killed my dog plot. The plot is mediocre. The story is poorly paced which resulted in there being no cut through edge which left the entire movie feeling empty. There were moments of enjoyment for me; however, they were short lived, juxtaposed with gratuitous dialogue befitting of a slapstick comedy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Dee S This feels more like an ensemble show at the "Western" themed part of an amusement park than an actual movie. The dialog is bufoonish, the script a series of spaghetti western clichés and not in a good way, and some of the performances were execrable. In particular, James Ransone's acting is barely fit for community theater. His character constantly insults another for being fat, but the irony is that Ransone doesn't just chew the scenery he swallows it whole. I enjoyed the musical score and the dog was cute. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Kandy A Classic western, I really liked it. Ethan Hawke and John Travolta were fantastic in the roles of bad guying trying to be good vs. bad guy pretending to be good. The supporting cast were great as well. Original story line. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Se tem algo bom que eu possa falar desse filme é que ele não se alonga no seu tempo de duração e de certo modo cativa a atenção do espectador. Fora esses pontos, responsáveis pelas duas estrelas, esse filme é ruim, as atuações da maioria do elenco, tirando o john travolta, não convencem as piadas que ele tenta propor são ruins, a morte do john travolta é risível e o ethan hawke não consegue fazer você gostar muito do personagem dele a ponto de ficar satisfeito com o final feliz. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Gero C In simple words, a waste of time. Boring and with irritating characters, waste of stars like John Travolta and Ethan Hawke and a predictable but bloody plot. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A mysterious drifter (Ethan Hawke) and his dog journey toward Mexico through the barren desert of the Old West. Hoping to shorten their trip, they cut through a large valley, landing in the forgotten town of Denton -- a place now known as a valley of violence. The once-popular mining town is nearly abandoned and controlled by a group of misfits and nitwits, including the seemingly untouchable Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town's difficult marshal.
Director
Ti West
Producer
Jason Blum, Jacob Jaffke, Peter Phok
Screenwriter
Ti West
Distributor
Focus World
Production Co
Focus Features, Glass Eye Pix, Blumhouse Productions
Rating
R (Violence and Language)
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 21, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.4K
Runtime
1h 44m
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