The Harder They Fall (2021 film)

For the 1956 boxing film, see The Harder They Fall (1956 film).

The Harder They Fall
"Promotional release poster": The silhouettes of a group of four people wearing Western-style clothing. Above their heads, to the top right corner of the poster, is the title in a yellow font: "The Harder They Fall".
Promotional release poster
Directed byJeymes Samuel
Screenplay by
Story byJeymes Samuel
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMihai Mălaimare Jr.
Edited byTom Eagles
Music byJeymes Samuel
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) (BFI)
  • October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) (United States)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8,292[1]

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.

  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.