The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

1998 · 114 min · EN · R · 6.1 (79 votes)
Dir. Stephen Frears · Starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Arquette, Cole Hauser, John Diehl · Music Carter Burwell

A woman like Mona can drive men to extremes.

DramaRomanceWestern

An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.

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A dusty, sun-drenched elegy for a fading era. It feels like the quiet ache of unspoken desires and the enduring, complicated bonds between men under an endless sky. A slow, contemplative journey through the heart of the American West.

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