Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho' — filmed in New Mexico — out now. Here's how to watch it.

LAS CRUCES – Moviegoers will once again see Clint Eastwood grace the silver screen in his newly released “Cry Macho,” a movie filmed in New Mexico about a former rodeo star who finds himself teaching a boy what it means to be a good man.

 Eastwood starred in and directed the film — the latest in a string of movies the actor/director has worked on in the state. His previous New Mexico-filmed movie was “The Mule,” a 2018 film about a man who becomes a drug mule for a Mexican cartel. “The Mule” was filmed in locations around Las Cruces as well as White Sands National Park.

County music singer Dwight Yoakam (“Sling Blade,” “Panic Room”) and Daniel V. Graulau also star in the new film. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by N. Richard Nash.

The story takes place in Texas and rural Mexico, but was filmed in in Belen and Polvadera, New Mexico — in Valencia and Socorro counties, respectively. 

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“Cry Macho” was released in theatres Friday, Sept. 17 and for streaming on HBO Max through Oct. 17. It runs at about two hours and is rated PG-13.

Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, lromero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter.