Oscar nominee Michael Shannon is a police chief who suspects a local priest (Shea Whigham) of being a fugitive wanted...
Oscar nominee Michael Shannon is a police chief who suspects a local priest (Shea Whigham) of being a fugitive wanted for murder in this rural Texas-set crime drama based on Damon Galgut's novel.
A man (Whigham, Joker) is drifting through rural Texas as a fugitive when he stops in a small town, planning to impersonate the travelling preacher he killed. The local police chief can tell something's not right about the man, and soon a damning discovery at the local quarry pits the two against each other, with the killer fighting for his life.
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43 %46 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
37 %60 reviewsAudience score rating
"Sensitive performances only go so far toward generating sparks in the slow-moving film, which never becomes the crime-and-punishment nailbiter it might've been."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"It's clear that Teems envisioned a No Country For Old Men-style thriller updated with present-day political resonance. But The Quarry falls short of that ideal."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"The film plays as if it's been smothered under a pile of rocks."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Scott Teems' drama features strong performances from Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon, but seems better suited to a pilot than a feature."
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Collider
Collider"While director/co-writer Scott Teems has the ingredients, he doesn't seem to have much of any idea of how to put them together in a compelling manner."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"So diagrammed that it uses its undernourished dark-side-of-the-heartland atmosphere to excuse the fact that nothing of note is really taking place."
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Variety
VarietyThe Quarry | Details
- Runtime
- 98
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
