Hostiles (film)

Hostiles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Cooper
Screenplay byScott Cooper
Story byDonald E. Stewart
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMasanobu Takayanagi
Edited byTom Cross
Music byMax Richter
Production
companies
  • Waypoint Entertainment
  • Le Grisbi Productions
  • Bloom Media
Distributed byEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) (Telluride)
  • December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22) (United States)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
Budget$39–50 million
Box office$35.7 million

Hostiles is a 2017 American Western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. It stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, and Ben Foster; Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jonathan Majors, and Timothée Chalamet appear in supporting roles. It follows a U.S. Army cavalry officer in 1892 who must escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their home in Montana.

The film had its world premiere on September 2, 2017, at the Telluride Film Festival. It had a limited release in the United States by Entertainment Studios beginning December 22, 2017, before going wide on January 26, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but grossed just $35 million worldwide.