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70% Critic Match
First Cow
“A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.”
7.0 / 10• 2020• 2h 2m•PG-13• English
DramaWestern
Storyline
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.
Cast & Crew
John Magaro
Cookie
Lead
Orion Lee
King-Lu
Toby Jones
Chief Factor
Ewen Bremner
Lloyd
Scott Shepherd
Captain
Gary Farmer
Totillicum
Lily Gladstone
Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkat
Woman with Dog
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kelly Reichardt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. First Cow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
