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First Cow

First Cow

7.1/ 10

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2020

Release Year

122 min

Runtime

Drama
Western

Overview

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.

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Keywords

immigrant
based on novel or book
fur trapping
oregon, usa
19th century
biscuits
buddy film
cow
western
cook
1820s

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Reviews(4)

7.5avg rating
SWITCH.

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

August 13, 2020

8
8/10

'First Cow' may show an origin of capitalism, but unlike the wild west of Wall Street, Reichardt points to an alternate reality where it's not the muscle of capitalism that conquers, but rather the sweet companionship and commitment to fellowship that will, not the greed of self-interest. In Reichar

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

September 8, 2020

7
7/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com As you should know by now, I love watching films as blind as possible: no trailers and a minimum amount of information about the plot (or none at all). A24 became such a popular studio that I don’t e

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

March 28, 2022

7
7/10

This is a gently comedic story of a couple of pioneering Oregon frontiersmen. Cook-cum-baker John Magaro ("Cookie") who falls in with the entrepreneurial "King-Lu" (Orion Lee). The pair quickly realise that there is a decent amount of money to be made by indulging the sweet teeth of their fellow har

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badelf

June 16, 2022

8
8/10

For sure not a Hollywood film. This film is a beautifully executed character study about friendship.

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