—
The Girl in the River
Film
FilmR2024
The Thicket
Directed by Elliott Lester
An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place… From TMDB
87 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 25, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
—
No Data
Sentiment labels for these sources are still being hand-checked; no score yet.
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 27 | 6 | 48 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TMDB reviews * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What people are saying
A written summary appears once the title has a score.
At a glance
The Thicket is a 2024 western crime thriller film, directed by Elliott Lester, starring Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis and Levon Hawke.
- 76 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jul 23, 2024 to Oct 25, 2026
Assembled from TMDB, Wikidata and Steam fields and our own counts, nothing written by a model. Method
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
87 public posts have mentioned The Thicket so far, but it needs 10 opinionated reactions from checked sources before it gets a score. Seen it? Post your take.
The Experts
65%
avg of 3 sources
The People
—
audience score
Reactions
60 of 87 · most liked firstI just watched The Thicket, movie based on a @joerlansdale.bsky.social book. Liked it a lot! Western with Juliet Lewis as a really fucked up outlaw and Peter Dinklage as a bounty hunter. Great acting by both of them.
positive · AI labelView post →Saturn Awards. The Thicket is a nominee for Independent film, and Juliette Lewis is nominated for Best Supporting Actress. deadline.com/2024/12/satu...
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Thicket (2024) #Movies #Film #MovieSky
neutral · AI labelView post →📽️ #NowWatching THE THICKET
neutral · AI labelView post →The Thicket based on my novel makes thisblist of Best Weterns www.joe.ie/movies-tv/th...
neutral · AI labelView post →I had the opportunity to take in the film adaptation of @joerlansdale.bsky.social's *The Thicket*. A very personal and dark tale set in an eerily beautiful frozen landscape. Peter Dinklage & Juliette Lewis play two sides of the "Broken Stranger with a Mysterious Past"... tubitv.com/movies/10001...
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatching THE THICKET, based on the @joerlansdale.bsky.social novel of the same name. I really enjoyed the movie the first time I watched it. Currently streaming on Prime.
positive · AI labelView post →The new film from Tubi, THE THICKET, is in theaters now, and it's an icy, dicey western with exceptional performances from Peter Dinklage and a scene-stealing Juliette Lewis. My review is at The Wrap!
neutral · AI labelView post →Another movie on the watch list popped up free - The Thicket on Tubi. Stars Peter Dinklage as a bounty hunter and Juliette Lewis as the bad guy. Nice job by Lewis doing something different, and Dinklage is his usual great self. Nothing surprising, but it’s worth watching for the performance.
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's first film... THE THICKET (2024, dir. Elliott Lester)
neutral · AI labelView post →And speaking of @joerlansdale.bsky.social, The Thicket is now streaming via the Austin public library (and hopefully other libraries too) platforms Hoopla and Kanopy www.hoopladigital.com/movie/the-th... www.kanopy.com/en/austinpl/... #western #movie #apl @kaseylansdale.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Another 4 movie feature and well, some of it is definitely rough with American Psychopath, Mountainhead, Aftermath and The Thicket
neutral · AI labelView post →@joerlansdale.bsky.social is amazing to dive into. The Hap and Leonard series (in order as much as possible) are a must. Also highly recommend "The Thicket" (which Peter Dinklage optioned as a movie that is now on Tubi at tubitv.com/movies/10001...). "The Bottoms" is also high on the list.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s film is The Thicket, based on the novel by Joe Lansdale.
neutral · AI labelView post →@joerlansdale.bsky.social the Thicket is a fantastic story! It's exactly the kind of western story I enjoy. It's rare that I enjoy both the movie & book, but I am glad that the book had a happier ending.
positive · AI labelView post →#nowwatching #movies #thethicket
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you seen The Thicket which came out this year? It doesn't precisely fit this genre but both the hero and villain of the movie are women. It's very good and got very little notice sadly. boxd.it/dR2k
positive · AI labelView post →Movie game theme is films adapted from books I liked. Nuggets win - I watch The Thicket ( by Joe R. Lansdale ) Nuggets lose - I watch Devil’s Peak ( adapted from Where All Light Tends To Go by David Joy ) #MileHighBasketball
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel bad when a movie gets a ton of love but for me The Thicket did not cut it. boxd.it/8wo6rn
negative · AI labelView post →This is the part of the post where I tell you what a near perfect film The Thicket is. It feels like it would companion well with something like Slow West, its ending is a buck shot blast for the myths we tell ourselves.
positive · AI labelView post →MJ’s @supershah10.bsky.social says, “If THE THICKET proves anything, it’s that western movies can still be refreshing and Peter Dinklage remains to be one of the best actors of our time.” #TheThicket is now in theaters. www.moviejawn.com/home/2024/9/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched THE THICKET tonight. The novel by Joe Lansdale is probably in my top five by him, so we're talking pretty rarefied air. The movie is hit or miss. Dinklage is (obviously) perfectly cast and delivers. Juliette Lewis is great. But everything around them is oddly restrained. As if none of... 1/?
neutral · AI labelView post →Another movie night in the Secret Cinema and tonight we're kicking off with The Thicket (2024)
neutral · AI labelView post →They did a great job with getting The Thicket out there. I loved that movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Watched the Thicket. This western is based on the Joe R. Lansdale novel, which is one I have not read yet. This movie is on Tubi so free with ads, although you can rent it as well. Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis are both great, in it. Lewis plays a great old-west bandit.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished watching 'The Thicket' on Tubi. I hadn't heard of it before but decided to give it a chance because of the cast. Pretty decent movie, a nice bit of entertainment for a few hours, especially if you like your westerns a bit on the bleak side. #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →THE THICKET, by Joe Lansdale. A beautiful piece of work, got done truly dirty by the movie released a couple years ago. (It’s a dandy movie—it’s just not THE THICKET.)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Thicket A simple revenge film within a western that has some good cinematography, acting and action scenes with Peter Dinklage easily being the best part of it which makes up for the characters not given much development desipte of their backstories
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watched The Thicket tonight! I loved the @joerlansdale.bsky.social book and the movie delivered. Definitely check it out.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s a cheap trick the lost cause death in an action/noir/western film but The Thicket has one of the best of recent memory.
positive · AI labelView post →I’d recommend just about anything from JRL. The Thicket (which had a film adaptation this year as well), The Bottoms, A Fine Dark Line, Edge of Dark Water, Paradise Sky, etc
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s movie: “The Thicket”.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s why I’m actually rather excited for the new Peter Dinklage movie, The Thicket, which is a Western set in early 1900s East Texas (based on a Joe Lansdale novel, naturally).
neutral · AI labelView post →New Alan Garner hits this autumn. Plus a movie adaptation of Joe Lansdale's The Thicket. youtu.be/h3L6JE6FMwI?... Things are looking up.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched The Thicket a couple of weeks ago and I was like "I'm watching this and I'm being reminded of another movie."
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie "The Thicket" somehow slipped under my radar, but Peter Dinklage as a badass Bounty Hunter is the Wild West film I needed.
positive · AI labelView post →The Thicket is so good that I can't believe it's a Tubi film. 🐎 #filmsky letterboxd.com/mewmedic/fil...
positive · AI labelView post →Now watching The Thicket, 2024.
neutral · AI labelView post →This has been the best movie year since probably 2017. Sinners, Superman, 28 Years Later, Companion, The Thicket, Final Destination Bloodlines, HTTYD live action, M:I Final Reckoning and F1–best to good—so far and I liked all of them.
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watching the adaptation of @joerlansdale.bsky.social's The Thicket & I had to pause to comment on how great the artwork was on the opening credits. If the rest of the movie is half as good, I'm going to enjoy this. And having read the book, I fully expect to.
positive · AI labelView post →This was a movie called The Thicket. Limited release last year; I had to scramble to see it on the big screen. Worth the effort.
positive · AI labelView post →“The Thicket is on digital platforms in the UK from 21 April, and on DVD from 28 April. It is streaming on Prime in Australia.” A TV programme then. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...
neutral · AI labelView post →On Tuesday night I watched The Thicket, a film based on a Lansdale novel, and the Lansdale connection made me think of both you and Trav.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh so no one was going to tell me the lead singer of Metallica stars in the Thicket movie? I see how it is!
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw a movie last night made by the streaming service Tubi called "The Thicket" with Juliette Lewis and Peter Dinklage. She was fucking unrecognizable and he was outstanding. I didn't really think it'd be any good, but I was genuinely surprised. Which metal singer played a supporting role, you ask?
positive · AI labelView post →Had friends over and posted late so already kinda a movie game cheat The Thicket was a re-read in 2024 but it made my best of list because it whips ass. Way back when I read it the first time I knew they would get Peter Dinklange. And Devil’s Peak has Billy Bob. A cheat as movies go in my book.
neutral · AI labelView post →Unsolicited Movie Review: The Thicket Brutal & bleak western set in the early 20th century, based on a book I haven’t read. Juliette Lewis is insanely good & Peter Dinklage is adept AF. 7/10 if you like westerns; a more colorful, less whimsical "Dead Man" or a more exciting "Bone Tomahawk".
positive · AI labelView post →The Thicket and Hello Universe were the only re-reads on the list this year. The Thicket so I could get ready for the film adaptation - and Hello Universe so I could read it to my youngest nephew.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Thicket. You know a movie sucks when James Hetfield has a bit part as a fake deputy and is soon killed off after a few scenes. Discuss #movies
negative · AI labelView post →If you have access to Kanopy, you can watch the film adaptation of @joerlansdale.bsky.social's THE THICKET right now
neutral · AI labelView post →The Thicket is a movie you should definitely watch. You should definitely listen to us, because it's our #Kanopy Flick of the Week: bit.ly/3D30amg
positive · AI labelView post →The Thicket is both a terrific film and book.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: The Thicket (2024) - My 2nd Dinklage movie this weekend.
neutral · AI labelView post →This week we play catch-up with Speak No Evil, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and The Thicket on our list before counting up Oscar Best Picture winners for 1985 and 1986. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →So Jennifer Welch gives her opinions on Trump and MAGA attacks Juliette Lewis, calling her an out of work, overly botoxed (insert sexist insult name here ____, and so on. Lewis has a film in theaters right now, called The Thicket. So she is not out of work.😂🤣😂
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Diary - Tow, California Schemin', Evil Dead Burn, The Thicket, Supergirl, I Love My Dad, Lorne, etc. narrowcast.blogspot.com/2026/10/movi...
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #TheThicket #PeterDinklage #Netflix ‘Game of Thrones’ Legend’s Western Crime Thriller Is Officially a Netflix Sensation http://dlvr.it/TVlZWm
neutral · AI labelView post →Week 35: A book adaptation #TonightsMovie is Elliott Lester's The Thicket, from Joe R. Lansdale's novel, and starring Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke, Macon Blair, James Hetfield, Leslie Grace, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and David Midthunder Trailer youtu.be/evc3S29-C2A
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Thicket (4K) (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $5 Cast: Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Ryan Robbins, Arliss Howard, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Ned Dennehy Genre: (Crime) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_thicket
neutral · AI labelView post →160: The Thicket (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Westerns, about the same as always boxd.it/etYASL
neutral · AI labelView post →
Posts are quoted from public profiles with links to the original. Want yours removed? Contact us.
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
