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Summary The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, ...

Meek's Cutoff
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 36 Critic Reviews
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85
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 84 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, ...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 36 Critic Reviews
85
89% Positive
32 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 36 Critic Reviews
85
89% Positive
32 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 84 User Ratings
6.3
58% Positive
49 Ratings
19% Mixed
16 Ratings
23% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 84 User Ratings
6.3
58% Positive
49 Ratings
19% Mixed
16 Ratings
23% Negative
19 Ratings

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Production Company Evenstar Films, Film Science, Harmony Productions, Primitive Nerd
Release Date Apr 8, 2011
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
Indiewire Critics' Poll
3 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations