The Claim 2000
“Everything has a price.”
What is The Claim?
Topic: Film "The Claim" (2000). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2000
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 29, 2000
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United Kingdom, Canada, France, United States of America
- Studios
- Revolution Films, Arts Council of England, Alliance Atlantis
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $669,258
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Updated
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Topic: Film "The Claim" (2000).
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Title: The Claim.
Year: 2000.
Release Date: 12/29/2000 (US).
Genres: Drama, Romance, Western.
Director: Michael Winterbottom.
Cast: Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Sarah Polley, Nastassja Kinski, Milla Jovovich.
Screenplay: Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Based on: 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.
Runtime: 2h.
Rating: R.
Plot: A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for gold mine rights. Twenty years later, he is a wealthy man owning much of the town Kingdom Come. A surveyor and crew scout the town for a new railroad line. A young woman appears in town, who is evidently the
Should you watch it?
“A wealthy prospector faces a reckoning when his dark past resurfaces in a remote frontier town.”
- Explores the long-term consequences of a desperate historical bargain.
- Features a high-stakes narrative centered on the transformation of a gold-mining town.
- Examines the intersection of personal morality and industrial expansion.
- The narrative focus on complex character history may feel slow for viewers seeking traditional action-heavy westerns.
Watch it if you appreciate character-driven dramas that explore the haunting weight of past decisions in an unforgiving landscape.
The film maintains a serious, dramatic tone with a measured pace suitable for mature audiences interested in historical character studies.
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You can check the current availability of The Claim by visiting the Watch Now section on its official TMDB page.
Is this film worth watching?
It is worth watching if you enjoy slow-burn dramas that prioritize complex character relationships and historical atmosphere over action.
How long is the film?
The film has a total runtime of two hours.
What is the genre of this movie?
The Claim is classified as a drama, romance, and western film.
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