Old Henry

2021 99 min ★ 7.3 Western, Action, Drama

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

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Cast

Tim Blake Nelson

Henry

Scott Haze

Curry

Gavin Lewis

Wyatt

Stephen Dorff

Ketchum

Trace Adkins

Al

Richard Speight Jr.

Dugan

Max Arciniega

Stilwell

Brad Carter

Branigan

Kent Shelton

Cowardly Gunslinger (uncredited)

Details

Director

Potsy Ponciroli

Screenplay

Potsy Ponciroli

Tagline

"You can't bury the past."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$77,463

Production

Shout! Studios, Hideout Pictures, Blue Swan Entertainment, VMI Worldwide

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

November 16, 2021

★ 10/10

Really good westerns are really thin on the ground these days. This has become an instant favorite of mine, both for the intelligent (though admittedly fanciful) plot, as well as for the gritty acting by the ensemble cast. This is a slow burner, building up to its explosive ending. I can’t help but wonder if the scriptwriting was influenced by Clint Eastward’s Unforgiven. A widower trying to ra...

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Wuchak

March 13, 2024

★ 8/10

**_How can you find sanctuary when violence shows up on your doorstep?_** A father and son on a remote homestead in the eastern Oklahoma Territory in 1906 take in a wounded man, which attracts three men claiming to be law officers. Havoc ensues. Tim Blake Nelson plays the withered farmer while Stephen Dorff is on hand as the leader of the trio. "Old Henry" (2021) includes Trace Adkins in a s...