# Bone Tomahawk (2015)

> A wounded rancher joins a sheriff, an aging deputy, and a gunslinger on a grim frontier rescue mission against cannibalistic cave dwellers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/179210

## Facts

- Runtime: 133 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Western
- Director: S. Craig Zahler
- Cast: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Fred Melamed, Evan Jonigkeit
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494362/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, slow burn, mordant, late night horror viewing, western double feature

## Synopsis

A harrowing journey into the heart of darkness awaits as a small group of men confronts unimaginable horror.

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