The Harder They Fall (2021 film)

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Jeymes Samuel
Screenplay by	Jeymes Samuel; Boaz Yakin;
Story by	Jeymes Samuel
Produced by	Lawrence Bender; Shawn Corey Carter; James Lassiter; Jeymes Samuel;
Starring	Jonathan Majors; Idris Elba; Zazie Beetz; Regina King; Delroy Lindo; Lakeith Stanfield; RJ Cyler; Danielle Deadwyler; Edi Gathegi; Deon Cole;
Cinematography	Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
Edited by	Tom Eagles
Music by	Jeymes Samuel
Production; company	Overbrook Entertainment
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	October 6, 2021 (BFI); October 22, 2021 (United States);
Running time	139 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Box office	$8,292

The Harder They Fall is a 2021 American Western film directed by Jeymes Samuel (in his feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Boaz Yakin. The film stars Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, and Deon Cole. It is one of few Westerns whose principal cast members are all Black. Its characters are based on real cowboys, lawmen, and outlaws of the nineteenth-century American West.

The Harder They Fall premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6, 2021.^[2] It received a limited release on October 22, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on November 3. The film received generally positive reviews for its ensemble cast as well as Samuel's direction and score.

^ "The Harder They Fall". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ Szalai, Georg (August 4, 2021). "Netflix's Star-Studded Western 'The Harder They Fall' to Open London Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

[1] "The Harder They Fall". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[2] Szalai, Georg (August 4, 2021). "Netflix's Star-Studded Western 'The Harder They Fall' to Open London Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

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