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* NoEnding: [[spoiler: The movie ends before we see if Toby and Hamilton ever settle their feud.]]
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* MuggingTheMonster: "Boy, you talk like there was ten of me." Turned out [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown two was sufficient]].
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* SeverelySpecializedStore: The diner where the waitress serves only one meal: T-bone steak and a side, with iced tea.
-->''"Except this one asshole from New York tried to order trout back in 1987. We don't sell no goddamned trout!"''
-->''"Except this one asshole from New York tried to order trout back in 1987. We don't sell no goddamned trout!"''
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* TemptingFate: While laundering money in casino for the first time (which involves turning the stolen money into chips, sit inside for few hours and then turn them back into a clear cheque), Tanner takes a handful of chips and goes playing cards, declaring that "you can't lose in poker". [[spoiler: Subverted, as he ends up effortlessly doubling the size of their stack during that night and simply walks away when he thinks enough time have passed]].
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* TemptingFate: While laundering money in casino for the first time (which involves turning the stolen money into chips, sit inside for few hours and then turn them back into a clear cheque), Tanner takes a handful of chips and goes playing cards, declaring that "you can't lose in poker". [[spoiler: Subverted, as he ends up effortlessly [[ProfessionalGambler doubling the size of their stack during that night night]] and simply walks away when he thinks enough time have passed]].
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* TemptingFate: While laundering money in casino for the first time (which involves turning the stolen money into chips, sit inside for few hours and then turn them back into a clear cheque), Tanner takes a handful of chips and goes playing cards, declaring that "you can't lose in poker". [[spoiler: Subverted, as he ends up effortlessly [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome doubling the size of their stack during that night]] night and simply walks away when he thinks enough time have passed]].
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This is the second in Creator/TaylorSheridan's thematic trilogy about the NewOldWest, along with {{Film/Sicario}} and Film/WindRiver.
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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: During their second robbery, Toby left a gun owned by the old patron on the counter, only for the old man to retrive retrieve his revolver pistol and start shooting at them, for which Tanner chews his brother. Later, when Toby ends up beating a really mouthy kid threatening Tanner with a gun, he throws the gun away after he's done [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown turning the guy into a mince]]. All Tanner has to say is to laughingly comment on his brother remembering about the gun this time]].
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* GoingNative/MightyWhitey: Tanner is affected by a mild version of this; he's a big admirer of the Comanche Indians (and the only person he displays any sexual interest in is a [[RaceFetish with a Native American woman]] working at the casino) and appears to see himself as a modern-day member of the tribe.
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* NewOldWest: A textbook case, with outlaws, bank robberies, and all the attendant tropes, only updated to the modern day.
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* ForTheEvulz: Marcus speculates that Tanner committed the robberies primarily because he enjoyed it.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Downplayed with Marcus, who constantly makes racist jokes at his partners expense but is clearly just trying to get a rise out of him.
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*VitriolicBestBuds: Marcus and Alberto.
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* BadassBystander: It's set in Texas, so there's quite a few. The old man at the beginning acts totally nonplussed during the Howards' robbery of the small bank, but then fires afterwards when they forget about his gun. [[spoiler: The guy in the crowded bank in Post who fires at Tanner is not one, though deserves points for trying. The aggravated locals who fire at the Howards afterwards, chase them in their trucks, and particularly the one who helps Hamilton flank Tanner definitely are.]]
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* BerserkButton: Hamilton's pretty jovial and wise-cracking [[spoiler: until Alberto gets shot in the head by Tanner in the final firefight. Cue RoaringRampageOfRevenge with the help of one of the locals.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: Toby's complicit and even masterminds most of the robberies, but falls into this [[spoiler: when Tanner kills a security guard and a customer who fired back during the botched robbery of the crowded bank in Post. He even screams out at Tanner they weren't supposed to have any fatalities as they're running from the aggravated locals, and has a moment on the road where he was panicking and Tanner had to slap him out of it.]]
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: The plan involves robbing all branches of a local Texan bank, launder the money using Indian casino and then... use the now-clean money to pay a mortgage held by the very same bank. [[spoiler: And [[UpToEleven start a money trust in it]] for Toby's sons once the oil company starts their operation]].
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** The robberies performed on Texas Midlands Bank are very personal for the brothers, since the bank holds an insultingly bad mortgage on their farm, signed by their ill, dying mother to cover for her medical bills. They decide to pay off the bank with its own money.
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** The robberies performed on Texas Midlands Bank are very personal for the brothers, since the bank holds an insultingly bad mortgage on their farm, signed by their ill, dying mother to cover for her medical bills. They decide to pay off the bank with its own money.
** [[spoiler:Hamilton and Toby have good reason to want the other dead. Toby's plan resulted in the death of Hamilton's partner and Hamilton killed Tanner.]]
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* GreasySpoon: The T-Bone diner where you ''will'' be ordering a steak (medium rare) with a baked potato and iced tea, and you either don't want the corn on the cob or the green beans. And God help you if you try to order trout...
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* BigBadWannabe: The mouthy kid in the green car, who for no reason at all starts to antagonise Tanner. [[spoiler: He even pulls a gun on perfectly stoic Tanner, only to be blind-sided by Toby and beaten into pulp]].
* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: During their second robbery, Toby left a gun owned by the old patron on the counter, only for the old man to retrive his revolver and start shooting at them, for which Tanner chews his brother. Later, when Toby ends up beating a really mouthy kid threatening Tanner with a gun, he throws the gun away after he's done [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown turning the guy into a mince]]. All Tanner has to say is to laughingly comment on his brother remembering about the gun this time]].
* DuctTapeForEverything: Tanner uses it to stick two clips together for faster reload [[spoiler: and then to patch Toby's wound]].
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Marcus and Alberto are working together for most of their lives and Marcus is visibly struggling with the concept of going to retirement not because getting too old for duty, but because it will break his partnership with Alberto. [[spoiler: He ends up broken once Tanner shoots Parker]].
* OneRiotOneRanger: Well, ''two'' Rangers, but still. Hell, Toby anticipated this as part of their plan: since they are only robbing small, local bank with no branches outside the state, there is no way to get more interest from authorities.
* ShortCon: The woman in the casino trying to seduce Toby might or might not be running a HoneyTrap to dig into his large stack of chips. At least Tanner was dead-sure she's pulling a quick one on his brother.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Howard brothers manage to achieve this status, even if by circumstances rather than making it part of their plan. Toby being NiceToTheWaiter, barely any force used, no dead bodies, well-planned heists, small sums of stolen money and even making sure to explain to a random patron they are not stealing his money, but what is insured by the bank all adds up. [[spoiler: But all bets are off once Tanner kills bank patrons during the last heist and then snipes out a Texas Ranger - by the time the story hits news, it's a case of botched bank job with four dead bodies over meager payoff]].
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* SiblingTeam: Howard brothers trust each other with their lives and look out for the other one all the time. Their whole plan is a mix of Toby's cold calculations and Tanner's experience as a bank robber, executed together with no outsiders directly involved.
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* ThickerThanWater: Despite being clearly estranged from his ex-wife and sons while also owing them alimony, Toby does a series of heists to [[spoiler: pay the mortgage on his farm and set his family for life thanks to a lease from the oil company]]. And Tanner helps him with all of that due to being his brother, being fully aware [[spoiler: they both won't make a cent out of it and might end up dead or with at least lenghty prison sentence]].
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: In his final seconds Tanner realises Marcus is taking aim at him from the flank. Rather than trying to move, duck or take his own shot, he just chuckles for the last time]].
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Subverted. [[spoiler: When Tanner opens fire from his assault rifle, he could easily kill most of the posse pursuing the brothers. Instead, he fires in their general direction, just to scare them away with the hail of bullets. Every other time he opens fire, the shots are lethal or very close calls]].
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The gun-toting locals who chase the brothers after a nearly-botched bank robbery turn tail and flee when Tanner breaks out his [[MoreDakka automatic rifle]].
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* StaringContest: While playing poker, Tanner nonchalantly calls a fellow player "chief", with absolutely zero ill intentions. The guy in question is big, gruffly Comanche that gets offended by this remark and stops Tanner when he's done with cards. Instead of going physical, both men exchange few short quips and then just stare each other in the eyes, despite Tanner being half head shorter. Eventually Tanner walks away, being the only time he backed down.
* TemptingFate: While laundering money in casino for the first time (which involves turning the stolen money into chips, sit inside for few hours and then turn them back into a clear cheque), Tanner takes a handful of chips and goes playing cards, declaring that "you can't lose in poker". [[spoiler: Subverted, as he ends up effortlessly [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome doubling the size of their stack during that night]] and simply walks away when he thinks enough time have passed]].
* TemptingFate: While laundering money in casino for the first time (which involves turning the stolen money into chips, sit inside for few hours and then turn them back into a clear cheque), Tanner takes a handful of chips and goes playing cards, declaring that "you can't lose in poker". [[spoiler: Subverted, as he ends up effortlessly [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome doubling the size of their stack during that night]] and simply walks away when he thinks enough time have passed]].
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* HoneyTrap: Tanner feels the woman at the bar hitting on Toby is doing this, sidling up to him with his stack of thousands in chips in plain view. There is an indication she is at the very least a GoldDigger.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:Also Toby. It is implied that Hamilton will meet him again to "finish their conversation". So Toby will either die, be forced to kill the ex-Ranger, or have to look over his shoulder for a while. Not that he minds it, see ItsPersonal above.]]
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:Also Toby. It is implied [[spoiler:Hamilton and Toby imply that Hamilton will meet him again to "finish they might settle their conversation". So dispute with a shootout in the near future, so Toby will either die, be forced to kill the ex-Ranger, or have to look over his shoulder for might not live very long as a while. Not that he minds it, see ItsPersonal above.]]karma houdini]].
* ManlyTears: After [[spoiler:killing Tanner and avenging his slain partner]], Hamilton chuckles and then breaks down.
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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:Subverted; Marcus [[spoiler:Marcus is on the verge of retirement, but it's Alberto who dies during the standoff with Tanner.]]Tanner. Alberto brings it on himself by being the only one to express concrete plans about his own retirement, which is the real killer in the trope]].
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* [[SavingTheOrphanage Saving SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Alberto, the Family Ranch]]: hero's sidekick, dies in the third act]].
* SavingTheOrphanage: The reason Toby comes up with the plan; he wants to buy out the reverse mortgage the bank holds [[spoiler:and sign a lease with an oil company and leave the land in trust for his sons]].
* SavingTheOrphanage: The reason Toby comes up with the plan; he wants to buy out the reverse mortgage the bank holds [[spoiler:and sign a lease with an oil company and leave the land in trust for his sons]].
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* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening. The MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull a fast one and close early just on the off-chance they could pay in time. [[spoiler: Sure enough the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The gun-toting locals who chase the brothers after a nearly-botched bank robbery turn tail and flee when Tanner breaks out his [[MoreDakka automatic rifle]].
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* RedOniBlueOni: Thrill-seeking, impulsive Tanner is the Red to the reasonable, level-headed Toby's Blue.
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* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening. The MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull as fast one and close early just on the off-chance they could pay in time. [[spoiler: Sure enough the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening. The MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull as a fast one and close early just on the off-chance they could pay in time. [[spoiler: Sure enough the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Both brothers are well aware their actions will catch up to them. Tanner even states there's no such thing as clean getaways. Subverted in that they clearly aren't trying to get away with it, they only need to accomplish their goal before they're caught.
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* SuicideMission: PlayedWith. Both brothers are well aware their actions will catch up to them but they need to only complete their objective before the law gets them.
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* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening as the MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull as fast one and close early on the off-chance they could pay. [[spoiler: Sure the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening as the opening. The MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull as fast one and close early just on the off-chance they could pay. pay in time. [[spoiler: Sure enough the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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* HuntingAccident: The official story behind the demise of Toby and Tanners father was a hunting accident. [[spoiler: Hamilton rather sarcastically points out that it was a strange time of year and location for a spot of hunting, considering the father was "accidentally" shot off-season in a barn.]]
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* AbusiveParents: The Howards' father is said to have been physically abusive, and it's implied through the brothers' dialogue that Tanner shot and killed him. [[spoiler: A report near the end confirmed it, saying that he "accidentally" killed his father in a "hunting accident". In their ''barn''.]]
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** The Howards' father is said to have been physically abusive, and it's strongly implied through the brothers' dialogue that Tanner shot and killed him. [[spoiler: A report near the end confirmed it, saying that he "accidentally" killed his father in a"hunting accident"."[[HuntingAccident hunting accident]]". In their ''barn''.]]]]
** No-one speaks very fondly of Mrs. Howard. Both her son, Tanner, and her former daughter-in-law basically tell Toby "good riddance" to his face. Toby waits weeks to even tell most of his family, including her grandsons, that she passed away.
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** No-one speaks very fondly of Mrs. Howard. Both her son, Tanner, and her former daughter-in-law basically tell Toby "good riddance" to his face. Toby waits weeks to even tell most of his family, including her grandsons, that she passed away.
* GenreSavvy: The brothers attorney not only knows how to ensure the money is clean and untouchable but is also smart enough to advise them to get to the bank before opening as the MorallyBankruptBanker might try to pull as fast one and close early on the off-chance they could pay. [[spoiler: Sure the bank was planning to do just that before Toby walked right in the door.]]
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