Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western heist-crime film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges, the film follows two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family farm. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2016, and began a limited release on August 12, 2016, in the United States, followed by a wide release on August 26. The film was released to universal acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 98% based on 240 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 88 out of 100, based on 47 reviews.