The Sunset Limited (film)

The Sunset Limited
Based on	The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy
Screenplay by	Cormac McCarthy
Directed by	Tommy Lee Jones
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Samuel L. Jackson
Theme music composer	Marco Beltrami
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Barbara A. Hall
Cinematography	Paul Elliott
Editors	Roberto Silvi Larry Madaras
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	HBO Films
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	February 12, 2011 (2011-02-12)
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The Sunset Limited is a 2011 American television film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. It was the duo's second collaboration, after the 2000 film Rules of Engagement. The screenplay was written by Cormac McCarthy, based on his 2006 play of the same name.

The film is about the relationship between a Christian African American who has a positive view of life and a nihilistic White man with a very negative view.

The film received generally favorable reviews.