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Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Phil, a spiteful rancher who torments his brother's (Jesse Plemons) new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her sensitive teenage son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), against the backdrop of 1920s Montana.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
The bill faced opposition from ranchers and law enforcement officials who say the state is already unable to handle resurgent populations of wolves, mountain lions and other predators.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
But the picture-perfect rancher’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than at Cattlemen’s.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Although conservationists hail the resurgence as a success, crediting state and federal protections, some ranchers are concerned.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
The bill faced opposition from ranchers and law enforcement officials who say the state is already unable to handle resurgent populations of wolves, mountain lions and other predators.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
But the picture-perfect rancher’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than at Cattlemen’s.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Although conservationists hail the resurgence as a success, crediting state and federal protections, some ranchers are concerned.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancher. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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rancher
noun
ranch·er
ˈran-chər 
: a person who owns or works on a ranch
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