First Cow vs Frontera
First Cow has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Frontera). Frontera is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 2m. Frontera is the older of the two (2014 against 2020). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
First Cow
Frontera| First Cow | Frontera | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kelly Reichardt | Michael Berry |
| Main cast | Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Lily Gladstone, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner | Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Aden Young, Amy Madigan, Michael Peña |
Synopsis
First Cow
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.
Frontera
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and…
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