X
  • 2023
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Will Andrews (Fred Hechinger) has left Harvard to find adventure. He teams up with Miller (Nicolas Cage), a mysterious frontiersman offering an unprecedented number of buffalo pelts in a secluded valley. Their crew must survive an arduous journey where the harsh elements will test everyone’s resolve, leaving their sanity on a knife’s edg...

Directed By: Gabe Polsky

Written By: Liam Satre-Meloy, John Williams, Gabe Polsky

  • 2023
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 45 m

Butcher's Crossing

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
6.0
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary Will Andrews (Fred Hechinger) has left Harvard to find adventure. He teams up with Miller (Nicolas Cage), a mysterious frontiersman offering an unprecedented number of buffalo pelts in a secluded valley. Their crew must survive an arduous journey where the harsh elements will test everyone’s resolve, leaving their sanity on a knife’s edg...

Directed By: Gabe Polsky

Written By: Liam Satre-Meloy, John Williams, Gabe Polsky

Where to Watch

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
55
43% Positive
6 Reviews
50% Mixed
7 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
55
43% Positive
6 Reviews
50% Mixed
7 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
78
Sep 17, 2022
Polsky’s film digs into the rot in his characters’ psyches for a time but gradually climbs back out again, perhaps in an attempt to put their madness in a larger context social context. But mostly the final act of the film comes across like clunky, though well-earned, moralizing.
By William Bibbiani FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 17, 2022
Butcher’s Crossing is a gorgeous travelog. It’s also a warning about what happens when people fail to tread lightly in the natural world, both as a consequence of nature and themselves.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
67
Nov 8, 2023
Butcher’s Crossing is a decent western, with decent performances. It’s a film that delivers what’s expected. But for a story that could give Captain Ahab a run for his money, getting the expected is a bit disappointing.
By Thom Ernst FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 17, 2022
Despite Nicolas Cage’s committed performance as the imposing, hardheaded leader of the expedition, this mournful yarn can’t quite transcend what’s familiar about its study of masculinity and the unforgiving spirit of the natural world.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 19, 2023
It has a classical moral that would have made Aesop salute: Greed is not only corrupting, it can be self-defeating. Moreover, suspense lies both in wanting to know whether Miller’s quest will succeed and in what lessons might be learned. Though Miller’s actions drive the story, it is mainly an education for Will, the observer.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 17, 2022
There’s some fun to be had in the Brando-like flickers of Cage’s performance, but Polsky’s film is too practical and logic-driven to indulge them.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
38
Oct 20, 2023
Butcher’s Crossing is unfocused, distant, and flat.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
6.0
29% Positive
2 Ratings
57% Mixed
4 Ratings
14% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
6.0
29% Positive
2 Ratings
57% Mixed
4 Ratings
14% Negative
1 Rating

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

 View All
Production Company Saban Films, Altitude Film Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Gabriel Polsky Productions, Saturn Films, Phiphen Pictures, Conqueror Productions
Release Date Oct 20, 2023
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Genres
View All Details

Related Movies

Dekalog (1988)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Godfather

100
Universal Acclaim

Citizen Kane

100
Universal Acclaim

Boyhood

100
Universal Acclaim

Three Colors: Red

100
Universal Acclaim

Tokyo Story

100
Universal Acclaim

Casablanca

100
Universal Acclaim

Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Leopard (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Conformist

100
Universal Acclaim

Notorious

100
Universal Acclaim

Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

Touch of Evil

99
Universal Acclaim

Army of Shadows

99
Universal Acclaim

City Lights

99
Universal Acclaim

Moonlight

99
Universal Acclaim

Intolerance

99
Universal Acclaim

The Rules of the Game

99
Universal Acclaim

Seven Samurai

98
Universal Acclaim

The Wild Bunch

98
Universal Acclaim

Au hasard Balthazar

98
Universal Acclaim

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

98
Universal Acclaim

Related News

2024 Movie Release Calendar

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly.

  • movie
Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

With the arrival of Zack Snyder's latest Rebel Moon chapter on Netflix, we rank every one of the director's films—from bad to, well, less bad—by Metascore.

  • movie
Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

We rank every one of the British director's movies by Metascore, from his debut Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels to his brand new film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

  • movie
April Movie Preview (2024)

April Movie Preview (2024)

Keith Kimbell

The month ahead will bring new films from Alex Garland, Luca Guadagnino, Dev Patel, and more. To help you plan your moviegoing options, our editors have selected the most notable films releasing in April 2024, listed in alphabetical order.

  • movie
DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

Jason Dietz

Find a list of new movie and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray (updated weekly) as well as a calendar of upcoming releases on home video.

  • movie