Set at the turn-of-the-century, The Thicket follows an innocent young man, Jack, who goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cutthroat Bill and gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cutthroat Bill into the deadly no-man land known as The Thicket - a place where blood and chaos reign.