The Thicket (2024)
Director: Elliott Lester Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Juliette Lewis, Leslie Grace, Levon Hawke, Peter Dinklage
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.
About the filmmaker:
Elliott Lester is a Primetime Emmy-nominated film and television director. He began his career as an award-winning commercial director for brands such as McDonald’s, Lexus, and Sony and music video director for artists like Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Fray, and Santigold. In 2006, Lester began his feature filmmaking career with Love Is the Drug, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He followed this film up with the star-studded action movie Blitz (2011) and the critically acclaimed Nightingale (2014). His latest film, The Thicket (2024), is a highly anticipated Tubi Original Western thriller starring Peter Dinklange and Juliette Lewis.
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