Old Henry (2021), directed by Potsy Ponciroli, is a slow-burning Western drama packed with suspense, moral complexity, and gritty shootouts. The film stars Tim Blake Nelson as Henry, a widowed farmer living a quiet life with his teenage son Wyatt (Gavin Lewis) in rural Oklahoma at the turn of the 20th century.
Their peaceful existence is disrupted when they discover an injured man, Curry (Scott Haze), near death with a satchel of cash and a bullet wound. Reluctantly, Henry takes him in, but soon, a posse led by the sinister Ketchum (Stephen Dorff) arrives, claiming to be lawmen hunting Curry, who they say is a criminal.
As tensions mount and truths unravel, it becomes clear Henry is not who he claims to be. When violence erupts, Henry reveals deadly skills from a mysterious past, protecting his son and standing off against the outlaws in a brutal final showdown.
Old Henry is a tense, character-driven Western that builds toward an explosive climax. Nelson’s powerful, understated performance and the film’s layered storytelling earned critical acclaim for revitalizing the genre with fresh grit and emotional weight.
