First Cow (2020)
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow. (A24)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Kelly Reichardt
Written By: Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
Starring: Ewen Bremner, Gary Farmer, Dylan Smith, Rene Auberjonois, Toby Jones, Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Scott Shepherd, John Keating, Orion Lee, Lily Gladstone, Jared Kasowski
Loading Products from EbayLoading...
First Cow belongs to 12 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 83 stars)
2. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
3. A24 (public: moderated by elhenzo - 10 stars)
4. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film (public: moderated by CCLZA - 3 stars)
5. 43rd Portland International Film Festival (2020) (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
6. Best of criticker: 2020 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr)
7. seen in 2020 (private: sproost)
8. 2020s Films (private: Maaxwell)
9. Dämon 2020 (private: caffe)
10. Best by different standards (private: sesito71)
11. The AV Club's 25 Best Films of 2020 (private: TychoCelchuu)
12. 2020 Films Seen (private: seals)
Browse the full list of collections
| Date | User | Rating | |
| Jan 26 |  |
nforvendetta | 74 81% |
| Jan 25 | umut14441 | 60 0% |
|
| Jan 25 |  |
BigMacCombo | 70 24% |
| Jan 25 | ahmetberkay | 85 84% |
|
| Jan 25 | buckc | 80 24% |
|
| Jan 24 |  |
barisius | 80 70% |
| Jan 24 | mikeparasol | 90 87% |
|
| Jan 23 |  |
erkam | 80 78% |
| Jan 23 | syntaxera | 88 86% |
|
| Jan 20 |  |
meltem | 71 62% |
| Jan 18 |  |
tahazerr | 70 70% |
| Jan 18 | kaitybg7 | 84 81% |
|
| Jan 18 |  |
alpozdemir | 86 92% |
| Jan 17 |  |
sima ghasemi | 45 16% |
| Jan 17 | Noel74 | 83 38% |
|
| Jan 17 |  |
yigityilmaz | 8 82% |
| Jan 16 | rydmcalboy | 99 97% |
|
| Jan 15 |  |
kough33 | 60 27% |
| Jan 15 | natsiau | 92 79% |
|
| Jan 15 | testaccount5 | 7 54% |
|
| Jan 14 |  |
coolcoolcool | 83 72% |
| Jan 13 |  |
Squin | 72 42% |
| Jan 13 |  |
MartinTeller | 87 89% |
| Jan 12 |  |
Shadrik | 74 66% |
| Jan 12 |  |
CCLZA | 80 76% |
| Jan 11 |  |
SpeedlimiT | 55 22% |
| Jan 10 |  |
fzycow | 90 85% |
| Jan 10 | toro913 | 78 87% |
|
| Jan 09 |  |
halmic94 | 80 79% |
| Jan 08 | chengming | 30 6% |
|
|
It's not rare that I disagree with the cinema-going public, but seldomly do I not get at all what they see in a film. The story is super simplistic, the cinematography is uninspired and despite the attention to detail, everything appears staged - in no small part due to the terrible acting (the first selling of cookies is straight out of a high school play). The criticism of capitalism is blatantly superficial and suggests she either does not understand it or willingly oversimplifies it.
|
|||
| Jan 08 |  |
balvares | 70 75% |
| Jan 08 | cembo | 83 66% |
|
| Jan 07 |  |
joel-w-m | 85 91% |
|
Anyone else tear up a bit at the banjo-backed scene of Cookie’s first glimpse of the cow through the trees? It’s that kind of film: so delicate and thoughtful in its cinematography, score, and edit that every detail of its earthy (pacific north)western setting and uniquely organic central relationship is infused with a powerful, patient beauty-except of course when both are threatened by cold colonialism. In hindsight, the prologue provides the perfect bittersweet commentary on this dynamic.
|
|||
| Jan 06 | ErlendA | 73 48% |
|
| Jan 06 |  |
Corbad | 85 90% |
|
A soft-spoken homosexual walks through the PNW harvesting mushrooms before setting up a baking business in a nasty little town with his entrepreneurial partner. A beautifully shot, patient, precisely told little Western. Any synopsis will undersell this: despite the lack of up front drama, the tale is all in the subtleties and atmosphere, and is engagingly told.
|
|||
| Jan 05 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 100 95% |
|
| Jan 04 |  |
aalp | 7 70% |
| Jan 04 | schedrevka | 92 91% |
|
| Jan 04 |  |
tenhas | 85 83% |
| Jan 03 | overlay | 59 42% |
|
| Jan 03 |  |
Bunken | 70 71% |
| Jan 03 |  |
Aron Ericson | 78 83% |
| Jan 03 |  |
joeroxy | 75 72% |
| Jan 03 | fabioleal | 80 74% |
|
| Jan 03 |  |
RealMacgyver | 70 51% |
| Jan 03 |  |
mr scofield | 73 46% |
| Jan 02 |  |
TychoCelchuu | 86 70% |
| Jan 02 |  |
istpielbergg | 78 27% |
| Jan 01 |  |
ehk2 | 89 98% |
| Jan 01 |  |
EvilMangoes | 87 65% |
|
A-
|
|||
| Dec 31, 2020 |  |
cascade | 65 51% |
| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
cminferno | 77 53% |
|
Likable but interminable, really coulda cut a decent chunk off of this without losing too much.
|
|||
| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
kyriei2 | 75 60% |
| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
rklenseth | 80 80% |
| Dec 30, 2020 | caffe | 82 80% |
|
| Dec 30, 2020 | cdub12 | 66 49% |
|
| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
WWallce4prez | 80 71% |
|
Kelly Reichardt, as per her usual, is just a master of small stories. Every character seems fleshed out and to have lived a life that is completely believable. This is literally about two friends selling some oily cakes and it couldn't be more enjoyable. That is her talent.
|
|||
| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
Mpython | 8 74% |
| Dec 30, 2020 | KingBread | 83 88% |
|
| Dec 29, 2020 | tde | 79 70% |
|
| Dec 29, 2020 | aaytekin | 78 83% |
|
| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
egehany | 75 38% |
| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
bhajansunlo | 78 80% |
| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
Laddie Bird | 80 79% |
| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
REdotcom | 40 96% |
| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
El99can | 70 42% |
| Dec 28, 2020 | begbeg | 80 69% |
|
|
The script is so subtle but powerful in giving a good take on the agents of industry. Everyone need to believe one day they will get a share of what society provides vulgarly and without justice.
|
|||
| Dec 27, 2020 |  |
SpecUsame | 75 37% |
| Dec 27, 2020 |  |
selingoknar | 52 9% |
| Dec 26, 2020 |  |
uarrecep | 61 24% |
| Dec 24, 2020 |  |
me7ecnt | 7 58% |
| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
greekgrits | 86 77% |
| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
brkshn | 75 60% |
| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
ugur | 8 74% |
| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
scott.mcc | 70 63% |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Truffaut16 | 79 79% |
|
| Dec 22, 2020 |  |
Methouse | 80 72% |
| Dec 22, 2020 |  |
fabiovisnadi | 84 58% |
| Dec 20, 2020 |  |
faruksongur | 7 52% |
| Dec 19, 2020 |  |
bof | 85 92% |
|
Cowpitalism is theft. Sorrynotsorry. In the admittedly rather narrow subgenre "Alia Shawkat finds a dead body", this is right up there with Green Room; a slow meditation on just how so-called civilization is established - both in terms of ownership, and in terms of how we relate to each other.
|
|||
| Dec 19, 2020 |  |
roozbeh_13 | 85 87% |
| Dec 18, 2020 |  |
hsncomert | 75 79% |
| Dec 18, 2020 |  |
mert ha. | 68 31% |
| Dec 17, 2020 |  |
norval_jones | 83 81% |
| Dec 17, 2020 |  |
schnofel | 82 92% |
|
A lovely remembrance of the old west, of the hard lives of gentle souls, of that cow going downriver on a raft. It's just so well-rounded. The slowness blooms into atmosphere and worldbuilding - one has to appreciate the salamander being turned over to get to the taste of London in the cookies. Reichardt even answers the question she poses at the beginning in that classic short story sense: "Why are there two skeletons holding hands?" And well, it's the mysteries of love and capitalism.
|
|||
| Dec 17, 2020 | TastelessSod | 73 35% |
|
| Dec 16, 2020 | btanrikulu | 75 79% |
|
| Dec 16, 2020 | wuigee | 60 18% |
|
| Dec 15, 2020 |  |
Risselada | 78 69% |
| Dec 14, 2020 | qwertyes | 70 61% |
|
| Dec 13, 2020 |  |
capodelnulla | 85 89% |
| Dec 12, 2020 |  |
Travisbickle | 85 56% |
| Dec 12, 2020 | sspiegel | 76 66% |
|
| Dec 11, 2020 |  |
riyadist | 84 52% |
| Dec 11, 2020 |  |
acrolyne | 83 58% |
| Dec 08, 2020 |  |
EmreZabun3 | 60 25% |
| Dec 08, 2020 | jsmith2585 | 20 13% |
|
| Dec 06, 2020 |  |
lessismore | 70 34% |
| Dec 06, 2020 |  |
Moribunny | 58 48% |
|
If you're patient, you'll be rewarded with a half-decent second half, but the first hour is boring AF. And I think Kelly Reichardt can do better.
|
|||
| Dec 05, 2020 |  |
tipieserozge | 65 65% |
| Dec 03, 2020 |  |
furyslefteye | 36 36% |
| Dec 02, 2020 |  |
PrestoBix | 89 82% |
| Dec 01, 2020 |  |
kubrickvari | 50 22% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | opensecret | 70 64% |
|
| Nov 30, 2020 |  |
rafaelbastos | 85 59% |
| Nov 29, 2020 |  |
kuzronk | 30 2% |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Gossamer | 3 83% |
|
| Nov 24, 2020 |  |
TrixRabbi | 86 91% |
| Nov 23, 2020 |  |
Æneαs | 70 44% |
| Nov 21, 2020 | mjoc0723 | 50 40% |
|
| Nov 20, 2020 |  |
zmt311 | 77 79% |
| Nov 18, 2020 |  |
murtyrock | 80 86% |
| Nov 16, 2020 | palfi | 80 81% |
|
| Nov 15, 2020 | PDM.82 | 50 37% |
|
|
A slow, simple and quiet film, "First Cow" would have been a lot better if it was more entertaining and a lot less boring. The film has potential and good ideas but really fails to make it worth getting through. Unpredictable, well acted but mostly disappointing, "First Cow" I think could have been more exciting and more worth my time. It's a slow movie at the start and a difficult movie to finish. I thought "First Cow" was going to be a lot better and in the end a lot more rewarding .
|
|||
| Nov 14, 2020 |  |
jakartan | 73 84% |
| Nov 12, 2020 |  |
inmate | 76 46% |
| Nov 12, 2020 |  |
HobbesZ | 65 38% |
| Nov 11, 2020 |  |
JLFM | 76 69% |
|
Really lovely little yarn that managed to hit a couple of my personal sweet-spots (male friendship, the emotional connections we have with food) with the gorgeous backdrop of Oregon forestry (if Oregon is indeed where this was filmed; I can't find confirmation on that). I would have loved to have seen this on the big screen.
|
|||
| Nov 11, 2020 |  |
amerigo | 67 17% |
|
You know those historical villages with volunteer actors doing reenactments? This film is what would happen if they decided to make a movie by consensus. So you get 10min of foraging, 10min of fishing, 10min of cleaning--it's unbearably tedious. There is almost no plot. The characters are weirdly lifeless and wholesomely cheesy. The cinematography somehow makes the natural beauty of Oregon seem like a 90s home movie with among the worst sound production I've witnessed in a professional film.
|
|||
| Nov 11, 2020 |  |
TraverseTown | 70 67% |
| Nov 02, 2020 |  |
marco_n65 | 82 91% |
| Oct 30, 2020 |  |
Icarus | 92 92% |
|
Many will focus on the social implications of this film, particularly its interaction with capitalism. It's well done, to be sure, but for me, this film does something even more rare and important: it gives us a portrait of male friendship that is downright revelatory as it highlights companionship and mutual service in the hopes of attaining their common goals.
|
|||
| Oct 29, 2020 | tcclemson | 80 77% |
|
| Oct 28, 2020 | Bushwick | 91 88% |
|
| Oct 24, 2020 |  |
omeraksy | 80 80% |
| Oct 24, 2020 | bfn | 70 50% |
|
| Oct 21, 2020 |  |
Aras | 75 55% |
| Oct 15, 2020 | rr30 | 8 51% |
|
| Oct 12, 2020 | TEMPgen | 97 98% |
|
| Oct 12, 2020 | flipperrbm | 7 87% |
|
| Oct 11, 2020 |  |
ibrahimbars | 69 58% |
| Oct 11, 2020 |  |
cankutozturk | 76 66% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | brennanc | 17 86% |
|
| Oct 11, 2020 | Kianoto | 45 5% |
|
| Oct 09, 2020 |  |
sdiama | 1 1% |
|
The first 2 minutes a ship goes by, then 1 minute watching a dog, then for 2 minutes, a kid digging in the dirt, just to go back in another ship for 1 minute and back again to the dog for 1 minute. After 7 minutes of minutes, I stopped watching. This is not a movie, is a bad video from vacations for youtube :(
|
|||
| Oct 08, 2020 |  |
Amita | 76 73% |
| Oct 07, 2020 |  |
Mr.Cinema | 60 35% |
| Oct 07, 2020 |  |
edw | 92 84% |
|
In the spirit of Van Sant, or Malick at his best, in the sense that minimal dialog and great cinematography speak louder than words, Reichardt has created a delightful film about two unlikely friends in an era we don't see on screen too often. It's quiet and slow, unquestionably, but also quite peaceful. If you have the two hours to completely immerse yourself in this film, it won't be a problem. While the plot is critical, it's the attention to detail that truly makes this film worth watching.
|
|||
| Oct 06, 2020 |  |
alexlma | 9 90% |
| Oct 04, 2020 | belgamo | 80 67% |
|
| Oct 01, 2020 |  |
Ofterdingen | 72 80% |
|
Mellow. If the silkiest bourbon was a movie.
|
|||
| Sep 30, 2020 |  |
felipelahm | 75 80% |
|
Now this is Slow West done right.
|
|||
| Sep 29, 2020 |  |
loosecanons | 8 70% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | leemarvins | 80 67% |
|
| Sep 29, 2020 |  |
psim | 79 68% |
|
Another very solid film about a pair of social misfits from Kelly Reichardt. Effortlessly moves between the absurd and the dramatic.
|
|||
| Sep 29, 2020 |  |
KasperL | 55 40% |
|
Although it's a much more accomplished production than 'Old Joy', this resides comfortably right next to that film as my least favorite by Reichardt. It's simply too damn slow for me, particularly in the first act.
|
|||
| Sep 29, 2020 |  |
FoxyRussian () | 25 9% |
|
Usually a slow burn has that one scene. The scene that feels like the burn has created an explosion of emotion with you. A scene that will stay with you long after the movie ends. First Cow has none of that. It doesn't have anything memorable. It's a simple story, told in the most predictable way filled with actors and characters who are bland and lifeless. Nothing to recommend outside of it's score, which has some nice melodies.
|
|||
| Sep 28, 2020 |  |
matimend | 9 89% |
| Sep 25, 2020 |  |
RTAudience | 56 38% |
| Sep 24, 2020 | ethsings72 | 90 84% |
|
| Sep 23, 2020 | JZ17 | 82 66% |
|
| Sep 23, 2020 | Blondone86 | 72 66% |
|
| Sep 22, 2020 | matthagen | 51 54% |
|
|
A small story from a small production. The two leads share a strong chemistry. The simple story allows the realism level to be cranked to 11, nothing feels out of place or forced. There just isn't much going on, and there is little to contemplate afterwards.
|
|||
| Sep 21, 2020 |  |
jeff_v | 67 49% |
| Sep 17, 2020 | hairchow | 80 80% |
|
| Sep 15, 2020 | nunobar | 90 88% |
|
| Sep 14, 2020 | shanebarlow3 | 86 88% |
|
| Sep 14, 2020 | mvsilva | 82 67% |
|
| Sep 13, 2020 | blucthulhu | 80 80% |
|
| Sep 13, 2020 | metalrocker | 70 49% |
|
| Sep 12, 2020 | CORourke | 97 85% |
|
| Sep 11, 2020 | Hennimore | 70 54% |
|
| Sep 09, 2020 | Reavic | 50 42% |
|
| Sep 07, 2020 | Pleveen | 97 97% |
|
| Sep 06, 2020 |  |
LuxNatalis | 70 76% |
| Sep 04, 2020 |  |
Thegoodboy | 78 88% |
| Sep 04, 2020 | Philosofem | 73 56% |
|
| Sep 03, 2020 |  |
emreco | 70 56% |
| Aug 31, 2020 |  |
doyone | 45 17% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | JamieA | 70 40% |
|
| Aug 29, 2020 | Edsep | 85 75% |
|
| Aug 26, 2020 | Kevin Ruffo | 81 43% |
|
| Aug 26, 2020 | tomwalsh | 68 61% |
|
| Aug 23, 2020 | waffenschmid | 75 64% |
|
| Aug 17, 2020 | Dirky | 74 47% |
|
| Aug 17, 2020 | JLCME20 | 85 82% |
|
| Aug 17, 2020 |  |
caocao | 72 70% |
| Aug 16, 2020 | strangelime | 90 82% |
|
| Aug 15, 2020 | daystron7 | 73 84% |
|
| Aug 13, 2020 |  |
matty5190 | 87 80% |
| Aug 12, 2020 |  |
Teproc | 77 90% |
| Aug 11, 2020 | noteventime | 72 73% |
|
| Aug 11, 2020 |  |
kk3thess | 75 75% |
| Aug 10, 2020 |  |
Bown | 84 72% |
|
Kelly Reichardt’s Deadwood. Only with less cursing and more biscuits.
|
|||
| Aug 10, 2020 | kissgyozi | 70 43% |
|
| Aug 10, 2020 | stephanunc | 85 53% |
|
| Aug 09, 2020 | Roman_Herbom | 72 50% |
|
| Aug 05, 2020 | MAStevens | 82 87% |
|
| Aug 05, 2020 | snu | 85 84% |
|
| Aug 04, 2020 |  |
TreyAtwood | 90 94% |
| Aug 03, 2020 |  |
SpaceSpiff | 94 80% |
| Aug 03, 2020 | Sadman | 80 62% |
|
|
Kelly Reichardt and her team are at the top of their game here. The cinematography and production design is immaculate; natural, tactile and often breathtaking. Certainly among the most beautiful films I've seen in a long time. The acting is great as well. All in all, it is the kind of movie that I can't really find fault with but I admire and respect it more than I love it. That said, several shots and sequences have lingered with me long after seeing it, usually the mark of a great movie.
|
|||
| Aug 03, 2020 |  |
natebarrios | 75 73% |
|
The Treasure of Sierra Moo-dre! There's a kindhearted bent to this movie that I really enjoyed. It has a sense of adventure larger than the other Reichardt movies I've seen, even though it mostly stays put in one place. What a beauty.
|
|||
| Aug 02, 2020 | TheStraub | 74 67% |
|
| Jul 31, 2020 |  |
drsword | 80 66% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Caveman | 83 83% |
|
| Jul 30, 2020 | Crys2002 | 82 38% |
|
| Jul 30, 2020 | Madonina | 20 0% |
|
|
فیلم کسل کننده و حوصله سر بر..لا اقل در یک ساعت اول...از میانه ی فیلم کمی داستان جان تازه ای میگیرد اما به طور کلی تجربه ی ملال انگیزی بود..رابطه ی دو مرد از دو ملیت مختلف و شکل گیری این ارتباط و شخصیت پردازی ها ضعیف بود..یک ایده ی جذاب که با پرداخت
|
|||
| Jul 29, 2020 |  |
Hofschneider | 93 96% |
|
That moments Cookie puts up the flowers...
|
|||
| Jul 29, 2020 |  |
Florin92 | 74 81% |
| Jul 28, 2020 |  |
AAAutin | 78 89% |
|
(TEAT'S CUTOFF)
|
|||
| Jul 28, 2020 |  |
Gabriel Vaz | 80 55% |
| Jul 27, 2020 |  |
clowngirl | 70 57% |
| Jul 26, 2020 |  |
kate_p | 81 85% |
| Jul 26, 2020 | ericambler | 85 88% |
|
| Jul 25, 2020 | LesterGroans | 80 85% |
|
| Jul 25, 2020 |  |
wetwillies | 90 79% |
| Jul 25, 2020 | bones_r | 80 79% |
|
| Jul 25, 2020 |  |
sonever0805 | 76 42% |
| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
Ariaz | 90 94% |
| Jul 24, 2020 | AchwellFoley | 58 50% |
|
| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
avgcrtckr | 71 90% |
| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
filmaffinity | 71 84% |
| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
weirdyoda | 79 53% |
| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
romulas80 | 81 65% |
| Jul 23, 2020 |  |
ibodirector | 60 39% |
| Jul 23, 2020 |  |
seroş | 92 31% |
| Jul 23, 2020 |  |
HKi | 62 24% |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Eggeplante | 100 98% |
|
| Jul 22, 2020 |  |
Johnny Mo | 77 74% |
| Jul 22, 2020 |  |
karlson | 100 99% |
| Jul 22, 2020 | bonfimlucas | 70 0% |
|
| Jul 21, 2020 |  |
FreddieQuell | 94 95% |
| Jul 21, 2020 |  |
sofielykke | 93 88% |
| Jul 21, 2020 |  |
finchereznor | 85 83% |
| Jul 20, 2020 |  |
esraylmz | 80 16% |
| Jul 20, 2020 |  |
bybrt | 55 34% |
| Jul 20, 2020 |  |
Litigator | 30 9% |
| Jul 20, 2020 | 5Z5qjRCfM2 | 67 75% |
|
| Jul 20, 2020 |  |
numan | 83 80% |
| Jul 20, 2020 |  |
focak248 | 79 69% |
| Jul 19, 2020 | cococeva | 70 65% |
|
| Jul 19, 2020 | jpotII | 28 20% |
|
| Jul 19, 2020 | bolinek | 40 40% |
|
| Jul 19, 2020 | NevinLiu | 83 80% |
|
| Jul 19, 2020 |  |
buttercup | 8 80% |
| Jul 19, 2020 |  |
voneverec | 75 60% |
| Jul 18, 2020 |  |
katatonic | 90 77% |
| Jul 18, 2020 |  |
anaskvit | 70 28% |
| Jul 18, 2020 |  |
bearmaster | 90 95% |
| Jul 17, 2020 |  |
Mikadzuki | 62 37% |
| Jul 17, 2020 |  |
tramploo | 89 90% |
| Jul 17, 2020 |  |
jacqueskit | 85 80% |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Nacho353 | 50 59% |
|
| Jul 17, 2020 | jack1994 | 8 59% |
|
| Jul 17, 2020 |  |
fenixdown | 84 88% |
|
Lovely historical piece, contemplative and authentic in equal measure.
|
|||
| Jul 16, 2020 |  |
sproost | 100 99% |
| Jul 16, 2020 |  |
DarrenCB | 80 63% |
| Jul 15, 2020 | caprimode | 95 95% |
|
| Jul 15, 2020 | Stanwyck | 90 30% |
|
Displaying 1 to 250 of 282 total ratings: Prev | Next
| Average Percentile 65.87% from 282 Ratings |  |
