First Cow fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wholesome and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, class and money, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
First Cow is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wholesome and moving
Emotionally, it's wholesome, moving, and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, class and money, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, class and money, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.
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You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple 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 81/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
2 h 2 min
First Cow runs 2 h 2 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate First Cow higher (93) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $101,068 worldwide, 5% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+97GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for First Cow in 111 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for First Cow, including Downer Ending, Toxic Friend Influence, Dawn of the Wild West.
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