First Cow (2020)

A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.

Movie · Drama, History · 2h 2m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released March 6, 2020

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.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Cast

• John Magaro as Cookie
• Orion Lee as King-Lu
• Toby Jones as Chief Factor
• Ewen Bremner as Lloyd
• Scott Shepherd as Captain
• Gary Farmer as Totillicum
• Lily Gladstone as Chief Factor’s Wife
• Alia Shawkat as Woman with Dog
• Dylan Smith as Trapper Jack
• Ryan Findley as Trapper Dame
• Manuel Rodriguez as Trapper Bill
• Patrick D. Green as Russian Trapper

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