Winter’s Bone (2010)
86%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 4 Oscars
63 wins & 131 nominations total
Bleak, haunting, and yet still somehow hopeful, Winter’s Bone is writer-director Debra Granik’s best work yet — and it boasts an incredible, starmaking performance from Jennifer Lawrence
Winter’s Bone is like a cold slap in the face, but in a good way. The movie is gritty and raw, just like the characters who inhabit its world. Jennifer Lawrence gives a standout performance as Ree, a young woman who will stop at nothing to protect her family. The Ozarks are a character in their own right, and the film does an excellent job of capturing the harsh realities of life in this region. If you’re looking for a feel-good movie, this isn’t it. But if you want to be transported to a world that’s both fascinating and terrifying, Winter’s Bone is a must-see.
Production Company(ies)
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Forsyth, Missouri, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some drug material, language and violent content
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 39m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2010 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 17, 2010
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $13,796,834
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $18,755,230
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,737
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,045,281
US/Canada gross: $6,531,503
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,878,837
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,654
US/Canada opening weekend: $84,797
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $115,272
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,879
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $2,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $2,718,773
Production budget ranking: 1,991
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,464,059
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $14,572,398
ROI to date (est.): 348%
ROI ranking: 395
John Hawkes – Teardrop
Kevin Breznahan – Little Arthur
Dale Dickey – Merab
Garret Dillahunt – Sheriff Baskin
Sheryl Lee – April
Director(s)
Debra Granik
Writer(s)
Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Producer(s)
Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 4 Oscars
63 wins & 131 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (175) | Top Critics (52) | Fresh (165) | Rotten (10)
Debra Granik’s bleak little film is as tough, unflinching and fascinating as the characters who eke out a life amid its cold, gray hills.
January 31, 2011 | Rating: 3/4
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
A rewarding, richly detailed exploration of the strength of character required when confronted by ugly truths.
November 17, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
The Coen Brothers’ O Brother Where Art Thou? was the last film to make such delirious use of mountain music. The rest of the world can start drooling over Lawrence. I’m gonna git me a copy of that soundtrack.
September 22, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
The film, adapted by director Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini from the novel by Daniel Woodrell, establishes a formidable tension between mystery and matter-of-factness.
September 17, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
There is poetry here — as artists as diverse as Walker Evans, James Agee and Harry Smith have found — of the rawest, most desperate kind.
September 16, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It is all given unironic dignity and power due to the outstanding lead performance from 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence as Ree, a young woman who must take on some scary neighbourhood types to protect her family.
September 16, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
The picture offers a rare look at a region that will seem as foreign to most moviegoers as the forest moon of Endor.
December 28, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Debra Granik’s depiction of the Ozarks is never patronizing nor sentimental. Winter’s Bone is filled with the lives of the locals in great detail and presented with great care, nothing seems out of place.
March 21, 2021
Dustin Chang
Floating World
A stunning and authentic portrait.
September 27, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
It’s a harsh life in a hostile world, observed in such fine detail that the setting transforms into a living, breathing entity suffering through the same struggles as its characters.
July 23, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
Prahlad Srihari
Firstpost
Though it can often be a long, opaque slog through the woods, the primary appeal of Winter’s Bone is how convincingly it conveys the strange, orthodox logic of this parallel universe.
January 22, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Charleston City Paper
Winter’s Bone is a haunting film of life in America, one that depicts meth as the replacement for moonshine. Ree’s character does offer hope but much more is needed.
January 14, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Sarah Knight Adamson
Sarah’s Backstage Pass…
Plot
Her family home in danger of being repossessed after her dad skips bail and disappears, Ozark teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) breaks the local code of conduct by confronting her kin about their conspiracy of silence. Should she fail to track her father down, Ree Dolly, her younger siblings, and their disabled mother will soon be rendered homeless.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Winter’s Bone features a starmaking performance from Jennifer Lawrence.
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