A Single Shot

R

Released Sep 20, 2013

1 hr. 56 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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47%

49 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

A poacher (Sam Rockwell) becomes the quarry of merciless criminals after he takes the cash he found while hunting in the backwoods.

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Critics Consensus

It has a bleak sense of atmosphere and a terrific performance by Sam Rockwell, but A Single Shot is undercut by its predictable story and slow pace.

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Nicolas P

Great cast, terrible movie. Never really gets going, difficult to follow in some parts (must be the editing) and mumbling actors make it difficult to understand the dialogue in certain scenes. I really expected more with Sam Rockwell and William H Macy...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Jelisije J

A movie that could have shaved its run time by 40 minutes and could have provided the same story in a not long dragged out way.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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J B

If I had followed the audience and critics reviews I'd have skipped this movie and I'm so glad I didn't! Sam Rockwell was amazing! His acting is always great but he was stellar in this. It was a slow burn, and I guess maybe there may have been plot holes but personally, having come from the country side myself, LOTS a can happen including gunshots, that no one pays attention to. I loved the story., the pace and the ending. Jeffery Wright was also excellent in this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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George G

Wonderfully atmospheric. I could almost taste the backwoods grit and dirt and sweat. Sam Rockwell, one of the finest actors in Hollywood, casts a spell with his hardluck, tight-lipped bush hardness. Can't understand the underwhelming reviews for this work, which surely stands up against the best modern rural-noir like Winter's Bone. Maybe the negative critics really need to view it again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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patrick b

Better than the critic reviews would have you think. Dark, atmospheric, and well-acted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/23

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chris j

Anything with Sam Rockwell is a must see, then find out. Coulda been better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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David M. Rosenthal

Director

Sam Rockwell

John Moon

William H. Macy

Pitt

Ted Levine

Cecile

Kelly Reilly

Moira

Jason Isaacs

Waylon

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A Single Shot does not add up to anywhere near the sum of its parts, and as individually impressive as any of those parts might be (Rockwell), we are left with a film that, if not quite a Frankenstein's monster, is certainly patchworky.

Rated: C+

Sep 20, 2013

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

An odd mix of beautifully bleak atmosphere and hammily mannered performances, "A Single Shot" is simultaneously understated and overpowering.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 20, 2013

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Both predictable and outlandish.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 20, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Despite Rockwell’s fine acting, there’s little suspense or emotion to bond us to A Single Shot or its cast of backwater characters.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 22, 2022

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Buried somewhere in A Single Shot are the makings of a great movie, but there is simply a lot that needs to be trimmed away.

Rated: C

Jul 8, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

If you're going to take a shot at A Single Shot, make it [Matthew F.] Jones' novel (which is excellent) or grab a bottle of some sippin' whiskey to get you through the film.

Jan 7, 2020

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Synopsis

A poacher (Sam Rockwell) becomes the quarry of merciless criminals after he takes the cash he found while hunting in the backwoods.

Director: David M. Rosenthal
Executive Producer: David M. Rosenthal, Sam Rockwell, Matthew F. Jones, Joseph Wright, Ellen Wright, Raju Hariharan, John Raymonds, Sean Thomas, William D. Johnson, Sam Englebardt, Michael Lambert
Screenwriter: Matthew F. Jones
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Production Co: Unified Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2014

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