Never Grow Old
An undertaker in a frontier town profits from an outlaw gang’s killing spree while trying to keep its violence from destroying his family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- gritty
- oppressive
- serious movie night
- gritty western marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film a bleak, gritty, competently made western drama with worthwhile social ambitions, though its execution and performances were viewed as uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film’s burnt American flag and violent frontier community frame settlement as morally compromised rather than heroic.
Undertaker Patrick Tate earns blood money by burying victims of Dutch Albert’s murders while fearing for his family.
Dutch Albert and his gang transform a peaceful frontier town into a place governed by vice, intimidation, and killings.
The film draws on stark nineteenth-century frontier photography and presents the town through gritty, bleak imagery.
Films like Never Grow Old, and why
The Proposition
bleak frontier violence, moral ambiguity, and a lawless town shaped by outlaw power
The Hateful Eight
revisionist western atmosphere, harsh social critique, and brutal criminal authority
Hostiles
dark western drama centered on violence, corruption, and survival on the frontier
Movie Details
- Director
- Ivan Kavanagh
- Release Date
- 2019-03-15
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (243)
Cast
- Emile Hirsch
- John Cusack
- Déborah François
- Danny Webb
- Tim Ahern
- Blake Berris
- Manon Capelle
- Sam Louwyck
- Camille Pistone
- Anne Coesens
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Never Grow Old about?
- An undertaker in a frontier town profits from an outlaw gang’s killing spree while trying to keep its violence from destroying his family.
- What is Never Grow Old like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Never Grow Old as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Never Grow Old violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Never Grow Old as graphic.
- What did critics think of Never Grow Old?
- Critics generally found the film a bleak, gritty, competently made western drama with worthwhile social ambitions, though its execution and performances were viewed as uneven.
- Which films are like Never Grow Old?
- Films with a similar feel include The Proposition, The Hateful Eight, and Hostiles.
- How long is Never Grow Old?
- Never Grow Old runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Never Grow Old?
- In United States, Never Grow Old is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe.
