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  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs (Robert Duvall). When Scott’s estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the ...

Written By: Michael Shell

  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 40 m

Wild Horses

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
5.3
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Summary Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs (Robert Duvall). When Scott’s estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the ...

Written By: Michael Shell

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
44
11% Positive
1 Review
78% Mixed
7 Reviews
11% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
44
11% Positive
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78% Mixed
7 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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63
Jun 5, 2015
While the mix doesn’t always cohere, the film boasts moments and scenes that rank with Duvall’s best work.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 2, 2015
Despite the hogtied narrative momentum, Duvall has crafted a lifelike portrait of rural Texas life.
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
5.3
33% Positive
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50% Mixed
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17% Negative
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33% Positive
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50% Mixed
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17% Negative
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50
May 6, 2015
Whereas "The Apostle" was a passionate effort for Duvall that he spent years pulling together, Wild Horses feels more like a vanity project that eschews polished storytelling for half-baked conceits.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
50
May 6, 2015
Tonally dissonant and narratively disjointed, Wild Horses plays like a patchwork quilt of scenes excerpted from a much longer movie, or maybe even a miniseries.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
50
May 6, 2015
Unfortunately, [Robert Duvall's] attempt to create a multigenerational Lone Star-like mystery doesn't gel as John Sayles's film did, leaving so many dramatic moments unresolved that one wonders how many scenes must have been left on the cutting-room floor.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 4, 2015
The one solid element in Wild Horses is Mr. Duvall’s squinting, stone-faced portrayal of a gruff, crusty patriarch beginning to crumble.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 2, 2015
Robert Duvall's evident admiration for his wife are typical of this film, in which so much seems touchingly sincere but clumsily expressed.
By Elise Nakhnikian FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Patriot Pictures
Release Date Jun 5, 2015
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Tagline Nobody is above the law
Website https://www.facebook.com/WildHorsesTheMovie
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