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The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

Western · TV Movie · 1999

When the law fails to punish a fellow rancher that has abused his horses, a Wyoming horse trader sacrifices it all in a quest for justice.

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The Jack Bull

“All men want justice. Few are willing to pay the price.”

1999 Western · TV Movie 1h 56m

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6.4 / 10

Community rating

When the law fails to punish a fellow rancher that has abused his horses, a Wyoming horse trader sacrifices it all in a quest for justice.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Badham

Written by

Dick Cusack

John Cusack

John Cusack

Myrl Redding

John Goodman

John Goodman

Judge Tolliver

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Henry Ballard

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Cora Redding

John Savage

John Savage

Slater

Rex Linn

Rex Linn

Shelby Dykes

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Woody

Court is in session

Put The Jack Bull on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.