Let Him Go
2020 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
After the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson. They travel to the Dakotas, facing a dangerous, off-the-grid family whose grip on the boy puts their resolve—and their limits—under pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-11-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (819 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this old-fashioned western crime drama if you like tense family rescues and emotional stakes; Not for you if you want fast action or a lighter tone, and it may not land for fans of Open Range or Snow Angels.
Pros: gripping family tension; strong lead chemistry; tense slow-burn | Cons: pacing feels slow; story may feel incomplete; mixed message concerns
Themes
- based on novel or book
- loss of loved one
- montana
- abusive father
- horse
- north dakota
- grief
- grandson
- death of son
- neo-western
- 1960s
- abusive husband
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Diane Lane
as Margaret Blackledge
Kevin Costner
as George Blackledge
Kayli Carter
as Lorna Blackledge
Lesley Manville
as Blanche Weboy
Will Brittain
as Donnie Weboy
Jeffrey Donovan
as Bill Weboy
Booboo Stewart
as Peter Dragswolf
Ryan Bruce
as James Blackledge
- OH
Otto Hornung
as Jimmy Blackledge
- BH
Bram Hornung
as Jimmy Blackledge
Directed by Thomas Bezucha