Stillwater (2021)

Oklahoman oil worker Matt Damon travels to France to visit his daughter Abigail Breslin who is serving time there for murdering her college roommate. When her lawyer refuses to reopen her case, Damon decides to stay in country and investigate some new information that has been found. For a good portion of the film, it’s a fish out of water tale with Matt performing better than I’ve ever seen him as the middle-aged, blue collar American trying to find his way in French society. His accent and redneck-iness is a bit over the top at times and the film takes some incredulous twists in its latter half, but following the character’s arch and the changes he undergoes finding connections in his life where he had previously failed makes the entire film an intriguing exploration of American myths and masculine culture.