Main Plot
A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
True Grit | 2010
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Characters
- Jeff Bridges' character, Rooster Cogburn, is a tough and grizzled US Marshal hired to help a young girl avenge her father's murder.
- Matt Damon's character, LaBoeuf, is a Texas Ranger who helps a young girl track down her father's killer.
- Hailee Steinfeld's character, Mattie Ross, seeks justice for her father's murder and hires a lawman to track down the killer.
Ending
(*spoilers*)
In the ending of "True Grit," Mattie Ross, a determined young girl seeking justice for her father's murder, confronts the man responsible, Tom Chaney, in a dark cave. She shoots him, but is herself severely injured. Years later, an older Mattie, now with a prosthetic arm, reunites with Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who saved her life. She expresses regret for not being able to thank him earlier, and they part ways with a bittersweet acknowledgement of their shared past.