The Rider
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.
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Cast
17 people
Brady Jandreau
Brady Blackburn
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Tim Jandreau
Wayne Blackburn
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Lilly Jandreau
Lilly Blackburn
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Cat Clifford
Cat Clifford
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Nomadland
Us in Octaves
Terri Dawn Pourier
Terri Dawn Pourier
Lane Scott
Lane Scott
Tanner Langdeau
Tanner Langdeau
James Calhoon
James Calhoon
Derrick Janis
Victor Chasing Hawk
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Nomadland
Greg Barber
Bar Owner
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Steven DeWolfe
Fourth Rodeo Cowboy
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Leroy Pourier
Frank
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Chloé Zhao Director · Nathan Halpern Composer Joshua James Richards Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.4M · United States release April 13, 2018 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,400,000
Production
Highwayman Films
Production
Caviar
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 20, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · April 13, 2018
Theatrical
United States · August 7, 2018
Digital
United States
September 1, 2017 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
August 7, 2018 · Physical
Argentina
April 12, 2018 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
August 3, 2018 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 26, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Austria
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 19, 2017 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 16, 2017 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
August 10, 2018 · Digital · VOD
May 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
October 28, 2017 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
April 12, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Denmark
September 28, 2018 · Premiere · CPH: PIX
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
November 23, 2018 · Theatrical
France
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
May 16, 2026 · TV · France•4
Germany
October 12, 2017 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 21, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 6, 2018 · Premiere · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Iceland
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
India
November 5, 2018 · Digital
Ireland
February 26, 2018 · Premiere · Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Israel
October 10, 2017 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
May 17, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
August 29, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 2020 · Digital
Latvia
March 8, 2019 · Premiere · American Independent Film Festival
Mexico
October 21, 2018 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 27, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
August 21, 2018 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 26, 2018 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 1, 2019 · Digital
Russia
September 10, 2018 · Digital
Serbia
February 26, 2018 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
April 2, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Slovenia
November 7, 2018 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
Spain
October 24, 2017 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
September 21, 2018 · Limited theatrical
September 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 8, 2017 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
August 1, 2019 · Digital
Switzerland
April 25, 2018 · Theatrical · French
July 5, 2018 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
June 28, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Türkiye
May 2, 2024 · TV · TRT 2
United Kingdom
October 12, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical
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