The Proposition
2005 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 7.0 · 80% critics
Set in 1880s Australia, a lawman offers a renegade a brutal choice: to save a younger brother, he must hunt down and kill the older brother wanted for rape and murder. Pushed into one of the Outback’s harshest regions, he faces a moral dilemma that can only be settled through violence.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (712 votes)
- Box office
- $5,000,000
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Proposition if you want a bleak Australian Western with uneasy moral stakes, strong performances, and a haunting atmosphere—Not for you if you prefer lighter, more straightforward action thrillers like Edge of Darkness or Deliverance.
Pros: haunting outback atmosphere; top-notch performances; tense dramatic pace | Cons: very bleak tone; violence feels relentless; story can feel incomplete
Themes
- australia
- bounty hunter
- psychopath
- gallows
- outlaw
- misanthrophy
- decapitation
- gang
- shootout
- sadist
- brutality
- hideout
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2005
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2005
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2005
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2005
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2005 · nominated
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- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2005 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Guy Pearce
as Charlie Burns
Ray Winstone
as Captain Morris Stanley
Danny Huston
as Arthur Burns
Emily Watson
as Martha Stanley
David Wenham
as Eden Fletcher
Richard Wilson
as Mike Burns
John Hurt
as Jellon Lamb
Noah Taylor
as Brian O'Leary
Robert Morgan
as Sergeant Lawrence
- JM
Jeremy Madrona
as Asian Prostitute
Directed by John Hillcoat