Hud

A sun-bleached, quietly corrosive character study that leaves a bitter aftertaste, watching a family come apart under a hard, empty sky.

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Genres

Drama, Western

Starring

Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal

Tagline

The man with the barbed-wire soul.

Overview

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

How it feels

Melancholic, cynical, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, morality, betrayal, coming-of-age

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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