First Cow (2020)

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A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.

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.

• Released: 2020-03-06
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 569 votes

Directed by Kelly Reichardt.

Top cast

• John Magaro as Cookie
• Orion Lee as King-Lu
• Toby Jones as Chief Factor
• Ewen Bremner as Lloyd
• Scott Shepherd as Captain
• Gary Farmer as Totillicum
• Lily Gladstone as Chief Factor’s Wife
• Alia Shawkat as Woman with Dog
• Dylan Smith as Trapper Jack
• Ryan Findley as Trapper Dame

Full cast & crew

Where to watch First Cow

• United States: stream on JustWatch TV Plus; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
• India: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, MUBI, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, CBC Gem; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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