Movie Profile: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (2017)
| Attribute | Details |
| Title | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Release Date | November 10, 2017 (United States) |
| Director & Writer | Martin McDonagh |
| Producers | Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Runtime | 115 minutes |
| Box Office | $160.2 million |
| Distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Lead Cast |
• Frances McDormand (Mildred Hayes) • Woody Harrelson (Chief Bill Willoughby) • Sam Rockwell (Officer Jason Dixon) • Abbie Cornish (Anne Willoughby) • Lucas Hedges (Robbie Hayes) • Zeljko Ivanek (Desk Sergeant Cedric Jones) • Caleb Landry Jones (Red Welby) • Peter Dinklage (James) |
| Accolades & Honors |
• Academy Awards (2018): Won 2 Oscars – Best Actress (Frances McDormand) & Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell); 7 Total Nominations (including Best Picture) • BAFTA Awards (2018): Won 5 awards, including Best Film & Outstanding British Film • Golden Globes (2018): Won 4 awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama |
Trailer
Plot Overview
Months have passed without an arrest in the brutal rape and murder of Angela Hayes. Frustrated by the lack of progress, her grieving mother, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), rents three unused billboards on a road leading into the town of Ebbing, Missouri.
The billboards carry a stark message directed at the town’s beloved police chief: “RAPED WHILE DYING,” “AND STILL NO ARRESTS?,” “HOW COME, CHIEF WILLOUGHBY?”
The public callout ignites a fierce confrontation between Mildred and the local authorities—particularly Chief Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), who is secretly dying of pancreatic cancer, and Officer Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature, short-tempered deputy prone to violence. As tensions escalate into arson, assault, and public backlash, Mildred refuses to back down, sparking a chaotic sequence of events that forces everyone involved to confront grief, anger, and the possibility of redemption.
