True Grit is a 2010 American
Western film directed, written, produced and edited by the
Coen brothers and is the second
adaptation of
Charles Portis' 1968
novel of the same name, which was previously
filmed in 1969 starring
John Wayne and
Glen Campbell. This version stars
Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross and
Jeff Bridges as
Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, along with
Matt Damon,
Josh Brolin and
Barry Pepper. After an outlaw named Tom Chaney murders her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross hires Cogburn, a boozy, trigger-happy lawman, to help her find Chaney (Brolin) and avenge her father. The bickering duo are accompanied on their quest by a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Damon), who has been tracking Chaney for killing a State Senator. As they embark on a dangerous adventure, each character has their "grit" tested in unprecedented ways.