The Dead Don’t Hurt Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jun. 28, 2024

The Dead Don’t Hurt

Release Date: Friday, May 31, 2024 Limited Tuesday, July 16, 2024 VOD / Digital

Danny Huston, Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Garret Dillahunt, W. Earl Brown, Solly McLeod

N/A Drama N/A

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13% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

The Dead Don’t Hurt is a story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s. Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps) is a fiercely independent woman who embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Viggo Mortensen). After meeting Olsen in San Francisco, she agrees to travel with him to his home near the quiet town of Elk Flats, Nevada, where they start a life together. The outbreak of the civil war separates them when Olsen makes a fateful decision to fight for the Union. This leaves Vivienne to fend for herself in a place controlled by corrupt Mayor Rudolph Schiller (Danny Huston) and his unscrupulous business partner, powerful rancher Alfred Jeffries (Garret Dillahunt). Alfred’s violent, wayward son Weston (Solly McLeod) aggressively pursues Vivienne, who is determined to resist his unwanted advances. When Olsen returns from the war, he and Vivienne must confront and make peace with the person each has become.

Cited as official plot version

Drama Western

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Dead Don’t Hurt .

Viggo Mortensen
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Green Book
Vicky Krieps
The Girl in the Spider's Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story, The Three Musketeers - Part II: Milady
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Solly McLeod
G
Garret Dillahunt
Sarah's Oil, Winter's Bone
W
W. Earl Brown
Shirley, The Alamo
D
Danny Huston
The Crow, Wonder Woman

Crew Behind the Film

The The Dead Don’t Hurt behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Viggo Mortensen last directed Falling. The film's writer Viggo Mortensen last wrote Falling.

Director: Viggo Mortensen
Screenwriter: Viggo Mortensen
Producer: Viggo Mortensen

Studio: Shout! Factory
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Dead Don’t Hurt movie trailers and clips.

Drama

The Dead Don’t Hurt Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Dead Don’t Hurt movie production.

Key Facts

A New York Times Critic’s Pick and currently Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™, The Dead Don’t Hurt will be available on all major platforms for digital purchase July 16 and digital rental July 23 from Shout! Studios (6/28/2024).

Production Updates

Feb 2024

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Dead Don’t Hurt was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 31, 2024. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including Ezra, Backspot and Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle. As a limited release, The Dead Don’t Hurt was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The Dead Don’t Hurt was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, July 23 , 2024. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.

Movie Theaters

2024-05-31 Limited

United States

Streaming

2024-07-16 VOD / Digital

United States

On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

2024-07-00 DVD

Estimated

Digital (Ultra HD) & more

2024-07-16 Subscription

2024-07-23 Digital