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  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He’s dancing with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son, Kid, watch from the sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain embarks on a relentless search for his...

Directed By: Thomas Bidegain

Written By: Noé Debré, Laurent Abitbol, Thomas Bidegain

  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 44 m

Les Cowboys

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He’s dancing with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son, Kid, watch from the sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain embarks on a relentless search for his...

Directed By: Thomas Bidegain

Written By: Noé Debré, Laurent Abitbol, Thomas Bidegain

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
75% Positive
12 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
13% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
75% Positive
12 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
13% Negative
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90
Jun 23, 2016
Unfolding with a reticence that’s occasionally confusing, Les Cowboys presents a suggestive, almost abstract take on terror and the generational toxicity of bigotry.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 30, 2016
As in “The Searchers,” some of the motivations are questionable and murky. Yet the pain of losing someone you love is just as palpable.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 23, 2016
Its strength lies in the way it continually collapses the distance between people and cultures, forcing its characters to reckon with what they perceive as strange and unfamiliar.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 28, 2016
Alain might not have the very particular set of skills of Liam Neeson’s character in “Taken” (2008), but he does have the perseverance of John Wayne’s Ethan Edwards.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 23, 2016
Unlike the films he’s co-written for Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone…), which often rely on Audiard’s stunning capacity to foreground grand emotional sweeps, this is a much more constructed narrative that could only be described as a writer’s film, though one with several pleasant — if shocking is your idea of pleasant, that is — surprises up its sleeve.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 22, 2016
Though Bidegain’s effort has its moments, it never gels into a cohesive, intimate-yet-expansive whole.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
12
May 25, 2016
Never content to suffice as a mediocre thriller, Les Cowboys is a wellspring of embarrassment for all parties involved.
By Steve Macfarlane FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Trésor Films, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve, Lunanime, VOO, BeTV, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Cofinova 11, Cinémage 9, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, La Fabrique Films, Lum.Invest
Release Date Jun 24, 2016
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
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Tagline One father's obsession to find his daughter.
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 4 Nominations
Deauville Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 2 Nominations

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