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Goodland

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When a stranger arrives the same day a body is discovered outside of town, a local sheriff tries to piece together a string of events that don't quite add up.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 9, 2020
B
It's not Fargo, it's Kansas. Go to Full Review
M. Faust The Public (Buffalo) May 23, 2018
If the Coen brothers classic of rural noir and jet black humor set a high bar for those who follow it, debuting writer-director Josh Doke acquits himself admirably. Go to Full Review
Jared Mobarak The Film Stage May 23, 2018
C+
The result is a tense thriller with noir undertones revealing a more complex web than we ever could predict. Go to Full Review
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Charles P @RT36323923 Jun 27, 2025 Mediocre to awful acting (Schultz's sheriff is a standout of bad underacting, an uncommon achievement to be sure, as she stomps out every other piece of dialogue with a patented steely stare *insert eye roll here*), decent production value, and a script that seems to barely know its own story don't add up to much here. The end was particularly laughable for this viewer, as the film tangents for some 'Bourne'-franchise-esque touches with unintentionally near-comic moments set in "D.C." or similar in the last few minutes. A slow potboiler that never quite rises above tepid - I don't see the comparison with the Coens aside from a rural location - and an utterly absurd, somewhat uninteresting plot. See more Apr 29, 2021 decent adventure/action. Fargo major league writing, actors, cinematography. Goodland "small ball" script, actors, scenery. Not bad. Not good. See more Aug 4, 2020 Nice to see a crime/western/noir set in an under seen location like Western Kansas. Definitely coen brothers-y, but that's a good thing. Main actress is really good. I love these kinds of movies, I hope they keep making them. See more Jan 31, 2020 loved it! great little western See more Dec 1, 2019 Good director. Performances by little known actors very convincing. Good editing. See more Jun 23, 2019 I liked it! Kinda Coen-brothersy. Nice to see something set in Western Kansas for once. Beautiful to look at! mystery kept me engaged. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a stranger arrives the same day a body is discovered outside of town, a local sheriff tries to piece together a string of events that don't quite add up.
Director
Josh Doke
Producer
Josh Doke, J.S. Hampton
Screenwriter
Josh Doke
Distributor
Parade Deck Films
Production Co
Rockhaven Films, Orange Corduroy Films, Parade Deck Films
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.1K
Runtime
1h 24m
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