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Arts & Entertainment

Movie: "True Grit"

From the Page to the Screen

Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn.

Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. Starring Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon. 110 minutes.

Based on the book of the same title by Charles Portis.

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