# The Thicket (2024)

> A bounty hunter and a fractured band of allies enter a frozen Texas wasteland to rescue a kidnapped girl and bring a vicious killer to justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/262726

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Western, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Elliott Lester
- Cast: Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Leslie Grace, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Esmé Creed-Miles, Andrew Schulz, Macon Blair
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4058618/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, gritty, dark western night, crime thriller marathon

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