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Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013 · 1h 36m · R Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Directed by David Lowery

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Overview

Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.

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All reviews
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh

A slow, banjo-string-tight thriller ... Bodies gets under your skin and stays there.

Cath Clarke, Time Out
Fresh

This Sundance-sanctioned, love-on-the-run melodrama is indie filmmaking of a deliberately timeless sort.

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

A lyrical modern Western that casts a contemporary but un-jaded eye on the romantic mythology of outlaw couples.

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
Rotten

Writer-director David Lowery strains for poetry at every turn, and only the strain registers.

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Lowery has a lyrical style of storytelling that is delicate and subtle yet suffused with emotion and atmosphere. It's gentle and pointed at the same time.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

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