
Cold Mountain
2003 · Movie · R · 154 min · ★ 6.9 · 71% critics
During the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier deserts his unit to travel home across dangerous territory and reunite with his wife. At the same time, she struggles to keep their farm running as a drifter arrives to help, while the war’s violence and uncertainty close in on both paths.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-12-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,978 votes)
About
You’ll like Cold Mountain if you want a bleak, emotionally driven Civil War romance with survival struggles and memorable performances; Not for you if you dislike long, intense war stories or if you want the romance to feel instantly convincing, like The English Patient.
Pros: haunting war atmosphere; strong supporting performances; moving romance | Cons: romance chemistry doubts; story drags; heavy brutality
Themes
- civil war
- love of one's life
- loss of loved one
- desertion
- north carolina
- rape attempt
- somber
- early america
- intimate
- complicated
- empathetic
- powerful
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2004
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2004 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jude Law
as Inman

Nicole Kidman
as Ada Monroe

Renée Zellweger
as Ruby Thewes

Eileen Atkins
as Maddy

Brendan Gleeson
as Stobrod Thewes

Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Reverend Veasey

Natalie Portman
as Sara

Giovanni Ribisi
as Junior

Donald Sutherland
as Reverend Monroe

Ray Winstone
as Teague
Directed by Anthony Minghella