Plot
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.
Written by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Charles Portis
Directed by
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Skydance Media, Mike Zoss Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 10 Oscars. 38 wins & 169 nominations total