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First Cow

PG-13
Movie
2019
2h 2m
English
Drama, Western
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In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.
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6.9
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First Cow (2019) on IMDb
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Cast

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John Magaro
Orion Lee
King-Lu
Toby Jones
Chief Factor
Ewen Bremner
Scott Shepherd
Gary Farmer
Totillicum
Lily Gladstone
Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkat
Woman with Dog
Dylan Smith
Trapper Jack
Ryan Findley
Trapper Dame
Manuel Rodriguez
Trapper Bill
Patrick D Green
Russian Trapper
Jared Kasowski
Ren Auberjonois
Man with Raven
JeanLuc Boucherot
Sailor in Saloon
Jeb Berrier
Cribbage Player
John Keating
Heckler in Saloon
Don MacEllis
Brilliant William
Todd A Robinson
Fort Trapper
KevinMichael Moore
Eric Martin Reid
Fort Trapper
Ted Rooney
Fort Trapper
Phelan Davis
Fort Trapper
Mike Wood
Fort Trapper
Sabrina Mary Morrison
Totillicum's Wife
Directed By: Kelly Reichardt
Written By: Kelly Reichardt (Screenplay), Jonathan Raymond (Screenplay), + 1 more

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Redouaaane says...
4 years ago
I genuinely believe this would have made for a great short film, instead it is an overly-long, inaccessible feature. It's funny because the movie is so economical in dialogues (quite literally less lines than a sitcom episode) but so inordinate in everything else.
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smallclone says...
4 years ago
Stunning film from Kelly Reichardt. Wendy and Lucy still remains my favourite of hers but this ran it extremely close. The way Reichardt shoots the Oregon landscape and the nature within it is absolutely beautiful. At it's heart it's a tale of friendship among those that set off for America's West Coast to find their fortune. Not unlike something like There Will be Blood. But it's done with so much grace and compassion that the viewer is floored by the two main characters' affinity with each other. There's a reveal in the very first segment of the film too, which just reinforces how good a filmmaker Reichardt is to pull this off. John Magaro's performance is also noteworthy. Great film.
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miguelreina says...
4 years ago
"How is a baker like a beggar? They both need bread". This is a story of bakers and beggars. Rich and poor. From those who can buy a cow and who have to steal her milk. A western with a feminine look. Kelly Reichardt's cinema is quiet but deep. She constructs the characters with patience but complexity. The last one is a radical film that talks about the roots of capitalism through a story of friendship.
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ragreynolds says...
2 years ago
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"What does a tongue taste like? I bet you've got some distinct opinions about what your tongue tastes like." I wish this was 30 minutes shorter. Maybe I was just too tired to properly enjoy it.
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
This is a gently comedic story of a couple of pioneering Oregon frontiersmen. Cook-cum-baker John Magaro ("Cookie") who falls in with the entrepreneurial "King-Lu" (Orion Lee). The pair quickly realise that there is a decent amount of money to be made by indulging the sweet teeth of their fellow har More
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4 years ago
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4 years ago
'First Cow' may show an origin of capitalism, but unlike the wild west of Wall Street, Reichardt points to an alternate reality where it's not the muscle of capitalism that conquers, but rather the sweet companionship and commitment to fellowship that will, not the greed of self-interest. In Reichar More
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