Movies / In a Valley of Violence (2016)

6/10

Runtime: 104 min

Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller Western

Languages: English

Countries: USA


A mysterious drifter named Paul (Ethan Hawke) and his dog Abbie (Jumpy) make their way towards Mexico through the barren desert of the old west. In an attempt to shorten their journey they cut through the center of a large valley - landing themselves in the forgotten town of Denton - a place now dubbed by locals as a "valley of violence." The once popular mining town is nearly abandoned, and controlled by a brash group of misfits and nitwits - chief among them, the seemingly untouchable, Gilly (James Ransone) who is the troublemaking son of the town's unforgiving Marshal (John Travolta). As tensions rise between Paul and Gilly, Denton's remaining residents bear witness to an inevitable act of violence that starts a disastrous chain reaction, infecting the petty lives of all involved and quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Mary-Anne (Taissa Farmiga) and Ellen (Karen Gillan), two bickering sisters who run the town's only hotel, try to find the good in both men, while desperately searching for their own salvation. Only the world-weary Marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul's past...there is no stopping the escalation.


Directors (1) Credit
Ti West ...
Writers (1) Credit
Ti West ...
Composers (1) Credit
Jeff Grace ...
Editors (1) Credit
Ti West ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Eric Robbins ...
Actors (15) Credit
Burn Gorman Priest
Ethan Hawke Paul
James Cady Bartender
James E. Lane Old Town Miner (uncredited)
James Ransone Gilly
Jeff Bairstow Townsperson (uncredited)
John Travolta Marshal
Jumpy Abby
Karen Gillan Ellen
K. Harrison Sweeney William T. Baxter
Larry Fessenden Roy
Michael Davis Dollar Bill
Taissa Farmiga Mary-Anne
Toby Huss Harris
Tommy Nohilly Tubby