
Nebraska, 1854. As the cold, snowy chill begins to settle, Mary Bee Cuddy, an independent, lonely yet strong-willed former teacher, undertakes to escort three women suffering from prairie madness to Lady's Aid Society Methodist Church, Hebron, Iowa. As Mary embarks on a long, challenging, and peril-laden journey, an unexpected ally in the shape of a claim jumper crosses paths with her: rugged George Briggs. However, whatever may be their fate, nothing will ever be the same ag... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
Nebraska, 1854. As the cold, snowy chill begins to settle, Mary Bee Cuddy, an independent, lonely yet strong-willed former teacher, undertakes to escort three women suffering from prairie madness to Lady's Aid Society Methodist Church, Hebron, Iowa. As Mary embarks on a long, challenging, and peril-laden journey, an unexpected ally in the shape of a claim jumper crosses paths with her: rugged George Briggs. However, whatever may be their fate, nothing will ever be the same again. What will it take to reach Altha Carter, the compassionate wife of the church's reverend?
Leave your thoughts about The Homesman.
| GrantlandWesley MorrisThe development probably works in Glendon Swarthout's novel of the same name, where Swank is nowhere in sight. But not in the theater. You're tempted to give up on the movie because it feels as if the movie has given up on her. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabNot since John Wayne and Montgomery Clift set off on their epic cattle drive in Howard Hawks's Red River has there been a more unusual pairing than Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank in Jones's magnificent new feature, The Homesman. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe film has more surprising turns than a honeycomb has bees. Absurdity and calamity collide without warning. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirJones, as always, knows what he’s doing. In only his second feature as a director, the laconic 68-year-old star has made a wrenching, relentless and anti-heroic western that stands among the year’s most powerful American films. Not everyone will like The Homesman, but if you see it you won’t soon forget it. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA spiritual pioneer drama about the mysteries of the heart and the paradoxes of the human adventure which cannot be explained easily. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... offers a thoughtful and compelling examination of Old West gender roles that eventually finds its destination even if it doesn't take the easiest path to get there. |
| Movie TalkJason BestThere isn't a white hat to be seen in this grimly realistic Western, and its most heroic character wears a bonnet not a Stetson. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerWith his sophomore effort, The Homesman, Jones gives us a revisionist Western that defies expectations at every turn. It's a genuine art film in the vein of Aussie productions like The Proposition. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyIf 'The Homesman' proves anything, it's that there's no movie that can't get a shot in the arm from a couple scenes of Tommy Lee Jones hollerin' and dancin'. |
| Madison MovieRob ThomasJones isn't interested in making a movie about archetypes; he's making a movie about people. And people can surprise you. "The Homesman" certainly surprised me, and still haunts me. |