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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Certain Women
2016 1h 47m EN
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6.0
MID
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92%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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82
METACRITIC
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6.4
IMDB
★6.0TMDB · 395🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 16,583
Drama
Synopsis
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Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Laura Dern
Laura
Kristen Stewart
Elizabeth Travis
Michelle Williams
Gina
Lily Gladstone
The Rancher
James Le Gros
Ryan
Jared Harris
Fuller
René Auberjonois
Albert
John Getz
Sheriff Rowles
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kelly Reichardt
- Writers
- Kelly Reichardt, Maile Meloy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Earned back only 61% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kelly Reichardt, shot by Christopher Blauvelt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeff Grace. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kelly Reichardt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4468634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kelly Reichardt directs. Christopher Blauvelt behind the camera. Jeff Grace scores. Kelly Reichardt cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 61% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 10 years ago.
- 4Directed by Kelly Reichardt, shot by Christopher Blauvelt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Jeff Grace. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kelly Reichardt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt4468634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "montana", "loneliness", "rural area", "love affair".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christopher Blauvelt
- Original score
- Jeff Grace
- Editing
- Kelly Reichardt
- Production design
- Anthony Gasparro
- Costume design
- April Napier
- Makeup / hair
- Jennifer Serio
- VFX supervisor
- Chris Connolly
- Sound
- Kent Sparling
- Stunt coordinator
- Cooper Taylor
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $1,215,691
- Return
- 61% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 82/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 · 16,583 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
11 wins & 49 nominations total
Also by
Kelly Reichardt
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
filmscience
US
- CL
Clyde Park
US
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorChris Carroll
- ADR MixerHunter Berk
- HairstylistJennifer Serio
- Second Second Assistant DirectorMelissa Mugavero
- Set DresserMikey Kampmann
- ADR EditorMarilyn McCoppen
- ADR MixerMatthew Kallen
- Additional Visual EffectsJordan Allen
- Stunt CoordinatorCooper Taylor
- ThanksScott Rudin
- Costume DesignApril Napier
- CastingMark Bennett
- Art DirectionKat Uhlmansiek
- Set DecorationPamela Day
- CastingGayle Keller
- Production DesignAnthony Gasparro
- EditorKelly Reichardt
- Executive ProducerTodd Haynes
- ProducerVincent Savino
- Executive ProducerLarry Fessenden
- ProducerAnish Savjani
- ProducerNeil Kopp
- In Memory OfLucy the Dog
- Sound DesignerKent Sparling
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- montana
- loneliness
- rural area
- love affair
- flirting
- woman lawyer
- woman director
- dysfunctional relationship
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-01-24· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2016-07-30· Traverse City Film Festival
- Premiere2016-10-03· New York Film Festival
- Premiere2016-09-21· Aspen Film Festival
- Premiere2016-10-08· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2016-10-14R· New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical (limited)2016-10-21R· Limited expansion
Also known as
International titles
- 어떤 여인들KR
- Vidas de mujerES
- 属于她们的片刻CN
- زنان خاصIR
- 어떤 여자들KR
