4 Movies Directed by Tommy Lee Jones

The Good Old Boys

The Good Old Boys

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (519 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Lee Jones

Cast:

Writer:

Elmer Kelton (book)

Tommy Lee Jones (teleplay)

J.T. Allen (teleplay)

Fullplot:

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-02-24

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (32753 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Lee Jones

Fullplot:

A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

The Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-02-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

TV-MA

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (19122 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Lee Jones

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy (play)

Fullplot:

Two men in an apartment with their opposing beliefs in this play by Cormac McCarthey. The black guy, a former convict who believes in God, just saved the white agnostic professor from jumping in front of the express train. He won't let the depressed man leave, without following him, and feel he's in this situation for a reason, decided by God. An intense chamber play about belief or unbelief, and a conversation about what's true and important in life, or not.

The Homesman

The Homesman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-06-26

Languages:

English, Danish

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (16810 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Lee Jones

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Tommy Lee Jones (screenplay)

Kieran Fitzgerald (screenplay)

Wesley A. Oliver (screenplay)

Glendon Swarthout (novel)

Fullplot:

Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.

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