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.
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
immigrant
based on novel or book
fur trapping
oregon, usa
19th century
biscuits
buddy film
cow
western
cook
1820s
Rank
#28 in 2020·#1713 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
John Magaro
Cookie
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
Dylan Smith
Trapper Jack
Patrick D. Green
Russian Trapper
René Auberjonois
Man with Raven
Jean-Luc Boucherot
Sailor in Saloon
Crew
Kelly Reichardt
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Screenplay
Jonathan Raymond
Screenplay
Kelly Reichardt
Editor
Christopher Blauvelt
Director of Photography
Scott Rudin
Executive Producer
Eli Bush
Executive Producer
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Kent W. Luttrell
Stunt Coordinator
Kent W. Luttrell
Marine Coordinator
Leslie Shatz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joanna Fang
Foley Artist
Popular Reviews
359 reviews
Jack Sinclair
8.1★ · 05/05/26
Even though it was obvious how this story was going to end I still held out hope! Nicely shot and with both leads endearing in their own way, can’t say much without spoiling it but in a way it was a happy ending.
Even though it was obvious how this story was going to end I still held out hope! Nicely shot and with both leads endearing in their own way, can’t say much without spoiling it but in a way it was a happy ending.
Potter
8.0★ · 05/12/26
its so train dreams and I love it. pristine acting cinematography was gas.
its so train dreams and I love it. pristine acting cinematography was gas.
Jamie
8.0★ · 05/05/26
The rare entity known as the “MBA love story.”
The rare entity known as the “MBA love story.”
Paul Hugo
9.0★ · 05/03/26
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
mika
3.0★ · 04/13/26
I can watch a boring film but this truly felt like watching paint dry. This was literal torture to sit through and my blind ass also cant see in any of the nighttime scenes.
I can watch a boring film but this truly felt like watching paint dry. This was literal torture to sit through and my blind ass also cant see in any of the nighttime scenes.
