Son of a Gun
2014 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.4 · 56% critics
After landing in prison for a minor offense, a young man learns fast that survival depends on alliances. He gains protection from a feared, influential inmate, but the favor comes with strings attached, pulling him into an escalating world of escapes, risky jobs, and shifting loyalties once he’s back outside.
Also known as Fils d'une arme à feu
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-10-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (859 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, prison-to-heist crime thriller with uneasy alliances and bursts of violence, in the vein of Den of Thieves or Heist; Not for you if you want light, twisty fun or minimal brutality.
Pros: tense prison-to-heist setup; strong lead performances; gritty, realistic edge | Cons: familiar crime beats; uneven pacing later; thin character depth
Themes
- prison
- australia
- gold
- robbery
- chase
- boat
- mine
- motel
- heist
- murder
- melbourne, australia
- double cross
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Brendan Lynch
Brenton Thwaites
as JR White
Alicia Vikander
as Tasha
Jacek Koman
as Sam
Matt Nable
as Sterlo
Tom Budge
as Josh
Nash Edgerton
as Chris
Damon Herriman
as Private Wilson
Eddie Baroo
as Merv
Marko Jovanović
as Ken
Directed by Julius Avery