There are some motion pictures that go unnoticed for an extended whereas, solely to all of a sudden see a surge of curiosity from nowhere. The newest to hitch that line-up is The Final Stand of Ellen Cole, an motion Western
that’s clearly choosing up a few of Taylor Sheridan’s crowd because it has topped the Paramount+ international film chart regardless of being fully unparalleled for greater than six months following its launch in October 2024.
The Final Stand of Ellen Cole stars horror common Lin Shaye
, most likely greatest identified for her appearances within the Insidious franchise amongst others, as a “innocent” 80-year-old girl being bullied out of her dwelling by contractors wanting the land she lives on. Nonetheless, bullets fly and our bodies pile up when it seems she will not be the helpless little outdated girl she seemed to be. The complete synopsis reads:
“When an evil contractor goes to excessive measures to evict a testy tenant who’s standing in the best way of his new challenge, he fails to consider that this seemingly innocent outdated girl is a skilled killer and can do something to guard her beloved dwelling.”

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Is The Final Stand of Ellen Cole price a watch? Nicely, that may be a query that’s onerous to reply because the movie has nearly no presence on any film evaluate website, aside from a smattering of evaluations on Letterbox’d and one on The Film Database. And it might not be straightforward to search out, relying on the place you reside, because it has not been launched on all Paramount+ websites. So, maybe it should scratch that neo-Western itch that so many individuals are always trying to scratch as of late if you will discover it, or possibly it should simply have you ever working to rewatch Yellowstone for the fifth time.
‘The Final Stand of Ellen Cole’ Is Benefiting From the Taylor Sheridan Impact
It’s onerous to log onto Paramount+ as of late with out tripping over a contemporary Western-themed present from the pen of Taylor Sheridan, and that has led to an increase in curiosity within the style that appeared to have hit its heights a number of many years in the past. However the query is, what do you do when you could have exhausted Sheridan’s again catalog? Go searching for one thing that appears vaguely Western-ish that you’ve got by no means heard of, clearly.
That definitely appears to be the case with The Final Stand of Ellen Cole. The film was initially launched in October 2024 with no fanfare, and seemingly no consideration from anybody. No critics have reviewed it on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences appear unaware of its existence, and it regarded destined to be a film misplaced to the world among the many limitless church of content material.
Now it has jumped above the likes of Gladiator II on the worldwide charts, however relying on the place you reside on this planet, you should still have to attend just a little longer to see it, as it’s not streaming in all territories. Nonetheless, even for those who can’t discover it the place you reside, it’s one to maintain in your again pocket for one more time, and when you wait, Mr. Sheridan could have loads of tales of gunfights, fistfights and power-grabs to maintain you going.