The Movie Star and the Cowboy

2023 1h 30m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 24

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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When city girl and actress, Isabella, lands a dream role as a rancher, the studio sends her to live on a ranch to learn the ropes but she soon discovers the rancher, Hunter, is too busy trying to save his ranch from ruin to help make her dreams come true. Can Isabella find a way to help save the ranch and her starring role?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

MacKenzie Porter
Isabella
Toby Levins
Hunter
Dalias Blake
Ivan
Dave Kenneth MacKinnon
Walter
Beth Fotheringham
Leslie
Shay Galor
Rose
Dana Stoutenburg
Juliet
Kamryn Marie Roy
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Cliffe
Writers: Alessandra Brook
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Cliffe, shot by Jimmy Wu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandra Nash shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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MacKenzie Porter and Toby Levins and Dalias Blake carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21342760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim Cliffe directs. Jimmy Wu behind the camera. Sandra Nash cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jim Cliffe, shot by Jimmy Wu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sandra Nash shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6MacKenzie Porter and Toby Levins and Dalias Blake carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt21342760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.