The Son (2017) Reviews & Ratings

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The Son reviews

The Son holds a 6.7/10 average from 150 TMDB ratings.

Experience an immersive, multi-generational saga that unveils the remarkable journey of America's ascent to superpower status, intricately woven through the tumultuous and blood-soaked history of a mighty Texas oil dynasty. In this sweeping narrative, witness the birth pangs and ultimate triumphs of a nation as it forges its path to global dominance, all while charting the dramatic rise and tragic downfall of a colo…
— nahidahmed92

The multigenerational epic follows two concurrent time periods: One, the story of young Eli McCullough after he is kidnapped and indoctrinated into a tribe of Comanches in 1849. The other, 60 years later, when we see a grown Eli struggle to maintain his family’s cattle empire during the turbulent Bandit Wars of South Texas. Based on Philipp Meyer’s acclaimed novel.

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