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True Grit tells the story of fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross. A coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. That's when Mattie fearlessly heads out to avenge her father's blood, convincing one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest U.S. marshal there is, to accompany her. But their plans run into an obstacle - namely, a Texas Ranger who is also investigating...
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Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution....
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c2003
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Returning to the scruffy town of Valentine, Texas, after many months of tracking wanted criminals, Cahill learns that there's been trouble at home as well. The local sheriff and deputy have been murdered by a masked gang of bandits. These outlaws robbed the bank and then disappeared into the hills. Deputizing his elder son, Cahill sets out to routinely track and capture the dangerous desperadoes. Instead, the gritty marshal finds himself up against...
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2015.
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Vengeance Valley: This Westernized depiction of "Cain and Abel" is the gripping story of the complicated and volatile relationship between brothers.
Nothing too good for a cowboy: A group of young adults struggle to run the biggest cattle ranch in the world amidst World War II.
Cowboys don't cry: A father and son struggle to make ends meet on the rodeo circuit.
Against a crooked sky: A young boy journeys into a harsh, unforgiving land to save his...
Pub. Date
[2019]
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
McLintock!: Cattle baron George Washington McLintock fights with his estranged wife who wants nothing from him except a divorce. His daughter and the local political land-grabbers are fighting with McLintock as well. Along with taming the West, McLintock finally "tames" everyone who has been fighting with him.
Unforgiven: A former desperado agrees to go on one...
Pub. Date
[2015]
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True Grit: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations...
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