Dwayne (Liam Hemsworth) wants to leave the small town of Cut Bank, Montana. Like most small towns many people don't want to leave their comfort zone, something that plays into the background information. Dwayne works at an auto body shop for Big Stan (Billy Bob Thorton) and dates his daughter Cassandra (Teresa Palmer). Her goal in life is to be Miss Cut Bank.

While Dwayne is out filming Cassandra in a field doing a community promo, he happens to catch on film the murder of the local postman (Bruce Dern). The local sheriff (John Malkovich) investigates the town's first murder. Dwayne tries to collect a reward offered by the post office for information of the murder of one of their employees. However he can't get paid until they find the body which is missing as well as the postal vehicle.

Eleven minutes into the film we find out what is going on and just try to guess how many are involved. Derby Milton (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a taxidermist and a recluse most of the town thought was dead. He suddenly appears wanting his missing parcel and independently goes about solving the crime. Derby speaks with a stutter and is described as a "Mongoloid." He is strong for his size and appears to be a dimwit on the surface which is a misconception.

As the bodies start to pile up, the film shifts into a fair dark comedy. One theme of the production is that small towns are prisons where people volunteer to stay, but once they leave, they don't come back. The film has quirk value (what Malkovich doesn't) but it is light compared to what we have been exposed.

Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.