Ain't Them Bodies Saints
2013 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · 76% critics
A young outlaw couple’s crime spree ends in a shootout, and the man takes the blame to protect the woman he loves. Years later, he breaks out of prison and heads back across Texas, hoping to reunite with her and the child he’s never met, while danger and old choices close in.
Also known as Ain t Them Bodies Saints
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (459 votes)
- Box office
- $1,000,000
- Budget
- $4,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, moody outlaw romance focused on longing and consequences, closer in spirit to Like Crazy than Hell or High Water; Not for you if you need fast action, clear answers, or a brisk pace.
Pros: moving, delicate love story; strong lead performances; moody, atmospheric tone | Cons: very slow pacing; unclear backstory details; too dark to follow
Themes
- river
- 1970s
- texas
- family relationships
- prison escape
- outlaw
- fugitive
- police officer
- suitcase full of money
Cast & crew
Rooney Mara
as Ruth Guthrie
Casey Affleck
as Bob Muldoon
Ben Foster
as Patrick Wheeler
Keith Carradine
as Skerritt
Kennadie Smith
as Sylvie Guthrie
Jacklynn Smith
as Sylvie Guthrie
Nate Parker
as Sweetie
Robert Longstreet
as Cowboy Hat
Charles Baker
as Bear
Augustine Frizzell
as Sissy
Directed by David Lowery