Shot Caller
2017 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.0 · 64% critics
A newly-released prison gangster is pressured by his gang leaders to carry out a major crime in Southern California, facing escalating danger from a brutal rival gang. As his control and loyalty are tested, the streets and the prison past collide in a relentless fight to survive.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-07-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (2,234 votes)
About
If you want a gritty, suspenseful prison crime drama with strong performances, Shot Caller should land well; Not for you if you dislike bleak themes or need faster pacing, and you may prefer Felon or End of Watch instead.
Pros: gripping prison drama; strong acting; intense atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; bleak tone; familiar story beats
Themes
- prison
- california
- tattoo
- murder
- gun battle
- undercover cop
- gang
- drugs
- criminal
- insecurity
- prison riot
- driving drunk
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Omari Hardwick
as Kutcher
Jon Bernthal
as Frank 'Shotgun'
Lake Bell
as Kate Harlon
Emory Cohen
as Howie
Jeffrey Donovan
as Bottles
Holt McCallany
as Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Evan Jones
as Chopper
Andrew Bachelor
as Tony
Benjamin Bratt
as Sanchez
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh