True Grit fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy.
Tense and violent
Cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
History, growing up, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Tense and violent
True Grit is tense and violent.
Cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
Expect plenty of sharp wit and dark humor.
History, growing up, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, growing up, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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Punishment comes one way or another.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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True Grit is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 50 min
True Grit runs 1 h 50 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate True Grit higher (88) than audiences (80). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $38 million to make and earned $252 million worldwide, 6.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+78GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for True Grit in 92 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 151 storytelling tropes for True Grit, including Plucky Girl, Ancestral Weapon, Reptiles Are Abhorrent.
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