Manifest West

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Manifest West
Directed byJoe Dietsch
Louie Gibson
Written byJoe Dietsch
Louie Gibson
Produced byBryson Pintard
Starring Lexy Kolker
Annet Mahendru
Milo Gibson
Michael Cudlitz
Tim Heidecker
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date
  • February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)(Mammoth)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Manifest West is a 2022 American thriller drama film written and directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson and starring Lexy Kolker, Annet Mahendru, Milo Gibson, Michael Cudlitz and Tim Heidecker. [1] [2]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered on February 6, 2022 at the Mammoth Film Festival, [3] where it won the prize for Best Genre Film. [4]

In July 2022, it was announced that the North American distribution rights to the film were acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films. [4]

The film was released in theaters, on demand and on digital on November 11, 2022. [5] [6]

Reception

The film has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews. [7]

Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat rated the film an 8 out of 10 and wrote, "Manifest West is a drama that breaks through the mythology of the family picture to reach something much more primal. Pack up some provisions and start hiking to find it." [8]

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