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  • The Proposition
  • Opened May 5, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 44 min.
  • R
    strong grisly violence, and for language
  • Set against the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the 1880s Australian outback, The Proposition is a visually stunning tale of loyalty, revenge and the quest for justice in a lawless land. Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is a renegade. Along with his two Read More
  • Cast: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, Danny Huston, John Hurt
  • Director: John Hillcoat
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A movie you cannot turn away from; it is so pitiless and uncompromising, so...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A pitiless yet elegiac Australian Western as caked with beauty as it is with...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    A near-masterpiece of mood and menace, and one that deserves to be seen on the...

  • 88
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    The Proposition, a beautiful, bloody meditation on justice, family, and the...

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