Sweetgrass

2009·Movie
1h 41min
82
GreatGoodWatch score

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Sweetgrass fingerprint

No humor.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Spectacle5
  • Violence4

Heart

Moving and melancholic

  • Pathos8
  • Melancholy8
  • Catharsis7

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor3
  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Cringe Humor2

World

Everyday modern life and society

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Ambiguity6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Character Depth7

Style

Standout cinematography

  • Cinematography8
  • Sound Centrality7
  • Editing6

Who it's for

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About

An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture, revealing a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.
American WestCowboysSheep HerdingMontana MountainsNature and CultureSocial CommentaryElegyRural LifeDocumentary FilmVisual Storytelling

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Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Questions about Sweetgrass

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Where can I stream Sweetgrass legally?

Sweetgrass is included with a subscription to MUBI and Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is Sweetgrass worth watching?

82
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Sweetgrass?

1 h 41 min

Sweetgrass runs 1 h 41 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on Sweetgrass?

Critics99
Audiences67

Not quite. Critics rate Sweetgrass higher (99) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.

What language is Sweetgrass in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.

In how many countries can I watch Sweetgrass?

6BMBSCAFRTCUS

GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sweetgrass in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

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