True Grit (2010 film)

True Grit
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joel Coen Ethan Coen
Screenplay by	Joel Coen Ethan Coen
Based on	True Grit by Charles Portis
Produced by	Joel Coen Ethan Coen Scott Rudin
Starring	Jeff Bridges Matt Damon Josh Brolin Barry Pepper Hailee Steinfeld
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Roderick Jaynes[a]
Music by	Carter Burwell
Production companies	Paramount Pictures[1] Skydance Productions[1][2] Mike Zoss Productions[2] DreamWorks Pictures[2] Scott Rudin Productions[1][2]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35–38 million[1][3][4]
Box office	$252.3 million[4]

True Grit is a 2010 American Western film directed, written, produced, and edited by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. It is an adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, starring Jeff Bridges as Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn and Hailee Steinfeld (in her theatrical film debut) as Mattie Ross. The film also stars Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. A previous film adaptation in 1969 starred John Wayne, Kim Darby, and Glen Campbell.

Fourteen-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross hires Cogburn, a boozy, trigger-happy lawman, to go after outlaw Tom Chaney who has murdered her father. The bickering duo are accompanied on their quest by a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf who has been tracking Chaney for killing a Texas state senator. As the three embark on a dangerous adventure, they each have their "grit" tested in various ways.

Filming began in March 2010, and the film was officially released in the United States on December 22, 2010, after advance screenings earlier that month.^[5] The film opened the 61st Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2011.^[6] It was well received by critics with particular praise for its acting, directing, story, score, and production values, with some deeming it superior to the earlier adaptation. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards, but won none: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bridges), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Steinfeld), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 7, 2011.

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