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Australian director John Hillcoat and singer Nick Cave reconvene for 2006's THE PROPOSITION, with Cave penning the screenplay and providing a soundtrack written with Dirty Three member Warren Ellis. Cave's 19th-century tale begins with the proposition of the title, as Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures fugitive brothers Charley (Guy Pearce) and Mikey Burns (Richard Wilson) at a scene of bloody... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Western |
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| Running Time: |
104 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 5th, 2006 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong grisly violence, and for language. |
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| Distributors: |
First Look Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,900,725 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Takes-no-prisoners powerful. And not for the squeamish." more...
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B+ |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Slow yet coiled and mesmerizing..." more...
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A- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a movie you cannot turn away from..." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...a smoldering adventure drama about the ways violence and prejudice can pervert justice and plunge a community into madness..." more...
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A- |
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