Hell or High Water (2016)

Hell or High Water is a 2016 crime drama starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Gil Birmingham. The movie premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theaters in August 2016. The movie earned over $80 million on a budget of less than $15 million and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

The film became available on DVD and Blu-ray in November 2016.

Rating: R for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality.

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes.


Hell or High Water (2016)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:00:00-0:00:16 Rapid animated flyover view during Lionsgate logo sequence. None
0:00:45-0:00:53 A rapid circular flyover view is seen during the OddLot Entertainment logo sequence. None ("Sidney Kimmel Entertainment" logo appears on screen)
0:08:10-0:08:38 Multiple elevated views are seen briefly. Tanner: "Lord of the Plains... hands off!" Toby: "F**k off!" ...
0:09:24-0:09:36 A mild ascending view is seen. ♫ ...won't get through to save my soul early in the morning." ...♫
0:10:06-0:10:10 Alzheimer's is mentioned once. Hamilton: "Well, you know what they say about imitation, Alberto."
0:13:14-0:13:28 Child abuse is recalled and discussed. Toby: "By Friday it all goes to my boys. She didn’t mean nothing by it." Tanner: "She damn sure meant it."
0:13:59-0:14:08 An ascending view is seen. Tanner: "That’s why I stopped fighting and shot that son of a bitch." ...
0:14:44-0:14:55 A hanging is threatened and discussed briefly. Hamilton: "If you see anyone looking a little sideways, give me a call." Rancher: "Sideways don’t want to meet me."
0:15:24-0:16:15 Dried blood and a facial wound is seen multiple times. Hamilton: "Can we get a look at the video?" Deputy: "Let me introduce you to the bank manager, Mr. Clauson."
0:22:11-0:22:14 A brief elevated view is seen. Tanner: "Well, I got us a day ahead this morning, so I guess we're even. You're welcome." Toby: "F**k you."
0:23:06-0:23:09 An elevated view is seen briefly. None
0:24:12-0:24:23 A Native American slur and insults are used. Alberto: "Well, I've seen you shoot. Won't be much glory in it."
0:25:59-0:26:02 A flag with a drawing of a is seen briefly. Tanner: "Jeremy Chalker. He lets me stay here in exchange for shooting coyotes. ... Cold beer in the fridge."
0:33:49-0:33:57 A brutal one-sided fight is seen. Tanner: "Boy, you'd think there were 10 of me." Thug: "Oh, yeah? Not so f**king tough now, are you, b**tch?"
0:37:37-0:37:50 A mild elevated view is seen. Hooker: "That's quite a stack." ...
0:42:34-0:42:38 "Bee" is mentioned once. Hamilton: "Ain't you Indian? You're supposed to be burning sage..."
0:55:44-0:55:48 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Justin: "You tell me not to be like you then you offer me a beer. Which is it?" Toby: "Good boy."
0:57:10-0:57:13 is mentioned once. Alberto: "Do you want to live here? Got an old hardware store that charges twice what Home Depot does..."
1:05:43-1:06:20 Two elevated views are seen. Hamilton: "It means that the only branch that fits the bill is in Post." Alberto: "Well, then let’s go." ...
1:08:36-1:08:46 Multiple gunshot wounds are inflicted and seen briefly. Tanner: "No get on your motherf***king knees." ... Toby: "All right."
1:09:20-1:09:44 Bloody wounds are seen briefly. Tanner: "Get in the f**king back." Posse: "Come on, let’s go, get in the cars. Don’t let them get away!"
1:10:26-1:10:30 A mild ascending view is seen briefly. Hamilton: "Let’s get some giddy-up music going on there. ... Oh, please, not that."
1:11:00-1:11:06 Bloody wounds are seen briefly. Tanner: "Hey, hey, come on. Snap out of it. ... Snap the f**k out of it. S**t, let me see that." ...
1:11:14-1:11:22 A flyover view is seen. Tanner: "Wrap it up. You got to wrap it up tight. Front and back, front and back. Wrap it tight."
1:13:04-1:13:17 A fly is heard and seen. Tanner: "This is your plan. And it worked. Every step of the way."
1:13:51-1:14:03 An ascending view is briefly. Tanner: "Hey Tobe, go f**k yourself." Toby: "Go f**k yourself."
1:14:04-1:14:13 A small bloody head wound is seen multiple times. Tanner: "Hey Tobe, go f**k yourself." Toby: "Go f**k yourself."
1:14:36-1:15:12 Multiple mild elevated views are seen. Tanner: ♫ "You little doggies. It’s your misfortune and none of my own." ♫
1:16:04-1:16:33 Mild elevated views are seen. Ranger: "Back up! Oh, s**t! Move, move!"
1:17:07:1:17:21 A massive bloody wound is seen. Hamilton: "This old boy is out of his mind. Why don’t you slip up this canyon and tomahawk that son of a bitch?"
1:17:34-1:17:39 Mild elevated views are seen. Hamilton: "Get back! Back those trucks up! Get back!"
1:18:03-1:18:25 Blood stains are seen. Citizen: "That’s going to be a 500-yard shot if he’s where you said." Hamilton: "Just get me there!"
1:20:40-1:20:53 Blood and a bullet wound are seen close-up and interacted with. Trooper: "Sir." Toby: "Yeah." Trooper: "Have a good day." Toby: "Thanks much."
1:20:55-1:21:15 Mild elevated views are seen. None
1:21:26-1:22:32 A mild bloody wound is seen. Citizen: "You’re pretty winded. Y’oughta let me take the shot. Hell, it’s my gun." Hamilton: "Not on your life. He’s mine."
1:21:28-1:21:57 Elevated views are seen. Citizen: "You’re pretty winded. Y’oughta let me take the shot. Hell, it’s my gun." Hamilton: "Not on your life. He’s mine."
1:22:37-1:22:39 A gunshot wound is inflicted and seen briefly. Tanner: "Lord of the Plains. That’s me." ...
1:23:20-1:23:27 A bullet wound and corpse are seen. None
1:23:21-1:23:23 A fly is heard but not seen. None
1:23:22-1:23:27 A is heard but not seen. None
1:37:37-1:38:19 An ascending view is seen. Toby: "If you stop by, maybe I’ll give you peace." Hamilton: "Maybe. Maybe I’ll give it to you." ...
1:37:48-1:37:50 is mentioned once. ♫ "Cut my teeth on daddy’s old LGO. And I lost my mind somewhere in New Mexico." ♫ ...

Reviewed February 2018

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