Outlaws and Angels

Outlaws and Angels is a Western thriller set on the American frontier. A gang of robbers fleeing the scene of a violent bank robbery, with a determined bounty hunter closing in, needs somewhere to hide before nightfall. They force their way into the isolated farmhouse of the Tildon family, who appear to be devout and unsuspecting settlers. Over a single night, a tense game of cat and mouse unfolds between the criminals and the family, particularly the two daughters. By morning, nothing for the household will be the same.

The film marks the feature directing debut of JT Mollner, who also wrote the screenplay. It sits first in his chronological filmography, ahead of Strange Darling (2024) and Skeletons (2027). The cast includes Francesca Eastwood as Florence Tildon, Chad Michael Murray as Henry, Frances Fisher as Esther, Teri Polo as Ada Tildon, Luke Wilson as Josiah, and Ben Browder as George Tildon, among 30 credited cast members and 56 credited crew.

Released in early 2016, the film runs 120 minutes. Reception was modest: on IMDb it holds a rating of 5.4 from around 4,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.6 from roughly 109 votes. A critics' rating of 4.4 from 27 reviews places it below both audience scores, indicating that reviewers were less receptive to the film than general viewers were.