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Galveston
Directed by
Mélanie Laurent
Not Rated
2018
1h 31m
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6.2
73%
54%
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After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.
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Cast of Galveston
Ben Foster
Roy Cady
Elle Fanning
Rocky
Beau Bridges
Stan Ptitko
Lili Reinhart
Older Tiffany
Adepero Oduye
Loraine
Robert Aramayo
Tray
María Valverde
Carmen
C.K. McFarland
Nancy
Michael Ray Escamilla
Angelo
Jeffrey Grover
Doctor Finelli
Rob Steinberg
Snowbarger
Jimmie Lee Sessoms
First Man
Sean Von Buseck
Davey
Don A. King
Lance
Michael John Lane
Gerald
Rhonda Johnson Dents
Nonie
Heidi Lewandowski
Dee
Jorge Longoria
Thug #1
Nounoumanou Malam Annou
Thug #2
Philip Fornah
Thug #3
Niko Nedyalkov
Thug #4
Tuesday Beebe
Doctor
Anniston Price
Young Tiffany
Tinsley Price
Young Tiffany
G. Peter King
Third Man
Christopher Amitrano
Jay
Mark Hicks
Lou
Jamal Akakpo
Samantha Bell
Lauran Foster
Shay Mack
Diane (uncredited)
Mélanie Laurent
Director
Nic Pizzolatto
Writer
Tyler Davidson
Producer
Galveston Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 14, 2025
Well it started off with a bang and then it continued on and on, with no payoff. I thought the characters were interesting and they really were given nothing to do here. After everything happens it just treads along. The third act is very disappointing. I also didn’t like the last scene. Shame thing is I like the actors but this story just fell flat. Probably will never revisit this.
Variety
Peter Debruge
"Galveston" is tough, uncompromising, and hauntingly believable, just a little too slow and a lot too serious for today's typical action audiences.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
The two leads convey some emotionally rich character dynamics, except it's too often compromised by a predictable noir-style storyline that feels contrived.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Bleak and gripping, Galveston offers a compelling experience for those who don't demand pure escapism and are willing to sample the darker side of cinema.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
The film equivalent of a familiar, not too special song that's been brilliantly re-arranged and performed.
Film Journal International
Gary M. Kramer
Laurent's film is gripping throughout. The filmmaker shrewdly frames each scene to convey the characters' loneliness and isolation without being too obvious.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[T]he film abandons its thriller trappings and becomes a study of how these characters -- as unlikely as the pairing may be -- need each other.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
A muted crime drama that runs out of plot too soon, but makes up for it with powerhouse performances and a finely shaded sense of place.
Daily Film Fix
Jonathan W. Hickman
In "Galveston," the always committed Ben Foster boosts director Mélanie Laurent's adaptation of a Nic Pizzolatto novel. It's a grim and brutal picture.
Lyles' Movie Files
Jeffrey Lyles
An elegantly simple film that doesn't need any fancy gimmicks and thrives on the strength of its performers, script and impeccable direction.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
With shadowy imagery that pushes the boundaries of visibility and a mumbly lead performance from Ben Foster that strains the limits of intelligibility, "Galveston" goes past film noir and lands at film murk.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
A sort of modern film noir peopled by flawed figures with bleak prospects, one that offers a pervasively downbeat ambience but not much dramatic insight.
Hollywood News
Joey Magidson
Foster delivers reliably good work here.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
The coda abruptly re-configures a tired crime saga into an altogether different kind of story, one that doesn't see redemption as something Roy might achieve for himself, but rather as something that he can give to the people who need it from him.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
Everything about Galveston is expertly realized, provided you're willing to ignore the nagging emptiness where its emotional core was meant to be.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
There are some late, minor twists in Galveston that suggest the movie has more on its mind than it lets on - but they ultimately don't amount to much.
Slant Magazine
Keith Watson
The film is a slow, directionless anti-thriller that never manages to build tension or establish any stakes.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
Despite its ostensive seriousness, "Galveston" is a tepid crime drama without talons sharp enough to sink into the audience.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
Foster is very good, and Fanning is even better, but Galveston is one of those movies that ended, and I wondered why I had taken the journey.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
A seedy but sincere and strikingly attractive picture adapted from the novel by Nic Pizzolatto.
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