2019
R
Santa Rita Film Co.
1 h 58 m

2019
R
Santa Rita Film Co.
1 h 58 m

Summary The Iron Orchard is the story of Jim McNeely (Lane Garrison), a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939. In a state gushing with oil and filled with ambition, McNeely settles into a small-town community that is slowly overcoming the trauma of the Great Depression. The formidable path before him is riddl...

Directed By: Ty Roberts

Written By: Gerry De Leon, Ty Roberts

2019
R
Santa Rita Film Co.
1 h 58 m

2019
R
Santa Rita Film Co.
1 h 58 m

The Iron Orchard

Name: The Iron Orchard
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Released: 2019-02-22
Duration: 1 min 58 s
Rating: 43
Cast: Hassie Harrison, Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols, Lew Temple, Lane Garrison

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Ty Roberts

Written By: Gerry De Leon, Ty Roberts

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

33% Positive
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56% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Film Threat

Feb 21, 2019

The film is never less than entertaining, and it’s easy enough to get caught up in its roller-coaster narrative and impressive recreation of mid-century Texas, but its makers occasionally struggle to get a handle on their protagonist and the attendant themes of ambition, failure, and stubborn perseverance that he represents.

By Nick Rocco Scalia FULL REVIEW

Variety

Feb 27, 2019

The narrative itself, however, is not without its bumpy stretches. The Iron Orchard is satisfyingly involving and entertaining as a whole — call it “Giant Lite” and you won’t be far off the mark — and the performances are sufficiently compelling to ease a viewer through some abrupt and elliptical transitions.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

The New Yorker

Feb 25, 2019

The Iron Orchard, though geographically confined, is all over the place. We flit past the patches of Jim’s life that matter (what happened during those two years, as the dollars poured in?) and linger on those that don’t. Random flashbacks alert us to his youth. The musical score is overcooked, the cast underpowered, and the dialogue something of a mishmash.

By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Feb 22, 2019

As competently put together as this movie is, it imparted to me no sense of a higher calling, and thus left me unmoved.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Feb 20, 2019

Director Ty Roberts’s film is unable to realize that its subject matter is that of a horror story.

By Pat Brown FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Mar 1, 2019

Garrison’s McNeely damns the overlong film; he’s neither a good man nor a good character, someone that we can’t care about or care to watch.

By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Feb 28, 2019

This lovingly made homage to avarice feels strangely limp. Instead of gushing, it trickles.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Santa Rita Film Co., Wildcatters Network

Release Date Feb 22, 2019

Duration 1 h 58 m

Rating R

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Tagline Is love thicker than oil?

Website https://www.facebook.com/theironorchardfilm

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Awards

Dallas International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)

• 3 Nominations

Madrid International Film Festival, ES

• 3 Nominations

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Hassie Harrison

Mazie Wales

Ali Cobrin

Lee Montgomery

Austin Nichols

Dent Paxton

Lew Temple

Ort Cooley

Lane Garrison

Jim McNeely

Donny Boaz

Charlie Dupree

Allan McLeod

Barry Wakely

Tristan Riggs

Young Bully

Temple Baker

Pluto

Rooster McConaughey

YY Pucketts

Gregory Kelly

Cap Bruner

Timothy Lee DePriest

Peaches

Ned Van Zandt

Thomas Van Zandt

Shelley Calene-Black

Madelon Wales

Gary Teague

Businessman

Jeff Gibbs

Scott Kibbe

Alex Bilbrey

Young Jim

Brandon J. Johnson

Investor

Jaytyler Ferretti

Invester #2

Emily Garnet

Esther

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