The Proposition

Name: The Proposition
Genre: Romance, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1996-12-18
Rating: 3.6

He took her honor. She won their freedom.

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Storyline

In early 19th century Wales, Catherine Morgan, a widow with two daughters, must endure the bumpy road to a distant market in order to sell her cattle to save her farm and family.

Details

DirectorStrathford Hamilton

ReleasedDec 18, 1996

StatusReleased

Original language

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Brutal, unflinching, and violent, but thought-provoking and with excellent performances, this Australian western is the one of the best examples of the genre to come along in recent times.”

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J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderJul 14, 2022

Directed by John Hillcoat, this Aussie feature perfectly re-creates the charbroiled landscapes and cruel psychodrama of the old Sergio Leone westerns...

Brian Tallerico

RTUGOMar 24, 2007

Any movie that can cling to your memory with as much brutal power as this fantastic film is unquestionably a proposition worth taking.

Ben Walters

RTTime OutJun 24, 2006

A beautifully shot tracker's western that brings the Fordian poles of garden and desert to bear on the bushrangers' Outback, this is also a revenge drama of substantial horror.

Patrick Cavanaugh

RTThe Wolfman ComethSep 11, 2025

A grim, grisly, and gorgeous spin on the Western genre.