HELL OR HIGH WATER Trailer Debut Watch the first HELL OR HIGH WATER trailer! The film, directed by David Mackenzie (Starred Up, Perfect Sense), stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Katy Mixon, Kevin Rankin, and Jeff Bridges. HELL OR HIGH WATER will be released in theaters on August 12. A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s farm in West Texas.