A veteran hunter helps an fbi agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a wyoming native american reservation. Wind river adds up, and skillfully, but in the end its not all that exciting. Taylor sheridans five favorite films wind river pegged as another triumph for sheridan, whose knack for gripping crime drama populated by complex characters is quickly becoming a trademark. After writing such acclaimed films as sicario and hell or high water, taylor sheridan now takes on the third leg of the modern american frontier by not only writing but also directing wind river. Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for sicario 2015. Wind river is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams up with a. After killing it with screenplays for both sicario and hell or high water. Wind river 2017 r 1h 47min action, crime, mystery 18 august 2017 usa wind river poster trailer 1. Take a look back at elizabeth olsens movie and tv career in photos. Apart from that, however, wind river is a really good thriller with emotionally powerful performances by the main players in the cast. The unemployment rate is higher than 80%, and the high school dropout rate is 40% higher than the rest of wyoming. Im listing some within the first 50 that drew my attention.
Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 crime film wind river and wrote. Wind river premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival and was released in the united states on august 4, 2017. Wind river lures viewers into a characterdriven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill promised by its title. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense and psychological films with plots about murder, violence, investigation, death, police, brutality and blood mostly in thriller, drama and crime genres. Enlisting the help of a local hunter jeremy renner, captain america civil war to help her. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wind river near you. Wind river is partly an issueoriented movie trying to call attention to the number of missing native american women in the united states.
From taylor sheridan the writer of hell or high water and sicario comes a gripping crime thriller set in the unforgiving snow plains of wyoming. I let myself go into wind river with very little expectations. She enlists the help of a game tracker to put the clues together and unravel the mystery as the ravages of winter and hidden violence threaten to break them. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 36 produced by 29 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 7. Wind river movie native american women sad true story.
When rookie fbi agent jane banner is called out to the rugged wyoming wilderness to investigate the murder of a local girl, the isolated nature of this small community tests her grit. Taylor sheridan born may 21, 1970 is an american screenwriter, director and actor. On the wind river reservation, life expectancy is 49 years. A documentary that goes beyond the movie legends suspicious death. Rated r for disturbing images, a rape, language and strong violence what parents need to know common sense media says. With kelsey asbille, jeremy renner, julia jones, teo briones.
Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 crime film wind river and wrote sicarios 2018 sequel. Wind river was released in 2017 on friday, august 4, 2017 in limited movie theaters. If those previous two films are any indication, this film looks to be a fitting end to that trilogy. The musicals on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores. Prisoners 20, hell or high water 2016, mystic river 2003, se7en 1995, sicario 2015. Elizabeth olsen avengers age of ultron stars as a rookie fbi agent tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman in a native american reserve. Acclaimed screenwriter taylor sheridan sicario, hell or high water premieres his directorial debut wind river, a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams up with a local game tracker jeremy renner with deep community ties and a haunted past to investigate a murder on a remote native american reservation in the hopes of solving the girls mysterious death. Wind river is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams up with a game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past jeremy renner to investigate the mysterious killing of a local girl on a remote native american reservation. It was theatrically released by the weinstein company twc, but in october 2017, following.
Movie clip look what it takes from us indie movie guide. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including kidnap, the dark tower and detroit. Wind river, in theaters august 4, 2017, is rated r. He writes mature movies with adult themes for an adult audience. Sheridan recently spoke to rotten tomatoes by phone to give us his five favorite films, though he had trouble settling on a final choice. The websites critical consensus reads, wind river lures viewers into a characterdriven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill.
Sheridan wrote two of cinemas sharpest recent crime stories, sicario and hell or high water. Its a vision of the new american despair not an innercity movie, but an innerwilderness movie. You can hear the crunch of snow and feel the bitter chill, which runs so deep that it can be deadly. Montgomery clift plays an idealistic tva agent, assigned to convince the locals to move from their property so. In 1854 utah, year old nick wilson blake heron, bored by life on the family farm with his widowed mother karen allen, accepts an invitation to.
Wind river is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past jeremy renner to. The release date of the movie wind river is set to august 4, 2017. The movie opens on a breathtaking night sky and snowcapped mountains, with a young woman running over a long stretch of open land. High quality images of movie posters not pornographic films. Wind river is a 2017 neowestern murder mystery film written and directed by taylor sheridan. Columbus, step, wind river this week on indie movie guide alicia covers two avengers in the snow, an inspiring dance documentary and an exquisitely designed film.
The movie opens on a breathtaking night sky and snowcapped mountains, with a young woman running over a long. I thought it was right up there with the movie the town and im not just saying that because im a boston girl. Other than that, i allowed myself to be surprised by the film. Wind river is full of vast, scrubby expanses that give way to pristine blankets of white, interrupted only by a snowmobile slashing a solitary path. The 1854 wyoming historical drama is based on tom shells adaptation of the true life memoirs of pony express rider nick wilson. Sheridan first reached prominence for portraying david hale in the fx television series sons of anarchy. Jeremy renner and elizabeth olsen investigate murder on a. Taylor sheridan is one of my favorite people in hollywood. Jeremy renner, left, and gil birmingham in wind river. In 1854 utah, year old nick wilson blake heron, bored by life on the family farm with his widowed mother karen allen, accepts an invitation to join a local shoshone tribe.
Wind river is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen. From the director of prisoners comes this taut, critically acclaimed thriller filled with pulsepounding suspense. Sicario and hell or high water scribe taylor sheridan makes his feature directorial debut with wind river starring jeremy renner and elizabeth olsen. When people talk about about the sleeper hits of 2017, movies that people. This weekend, get your friends and family together for the documentary step, crime thriller wind river and dark comedy ingrid goes west, all. I knew that the director and writer, taylor sheridan, wrote sicario so i had hope that the story would be just as well constructed. Taylor sheridans five favorite films metacritic score. Filmed on location in the tennessee valley, wild river is set in the early 1930s. Elizabeth olsen and jeremy renner in wind river 2017 jeremy renner in wind. Wind river is as much of a gritty crime thriller as it is a character study. Actorturnedscreenwriter taylor sheridan makes his directorial debut with this smart, solid crime movie that, while not without its flaws, makes excellent use of open spaces and haunting quiet.
The performances add great depth to the story and its drama. Wind river showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. On the native american reservation of wind river, life expectancy is 49yearsold, and unemployment rates are higher than 80 percent, according to.