The Way of the Gun
2000 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.3 · 48% critics
Two criminal drifters with no sympathy kidnap a heavily pregnant surrogate mother in hopes of a quick ransom. What starts as a grab-for-cash plan quickly spirals as the situation ties them to dangerous people and forces them into escalating violence.
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (493 votes)
- Box office
- $13,200,972
- Budget
- $8,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this dark, guns-a-blazing crime thriller if you want pulpy tension and lots of action; Not for you if you dislike convoluted stories, harsh violence, or films with unlikable protagonists like Suicide Kings or Payback.
Pros: gritty crime energy; fun gunplay; strong ensemble | Cons: convoluted plot; unlikable leads; heavy, harsh violence
Themes
- hotel
- gunslinger
- mexico
- ransom
- kidnapping
- gangster
- mexican standoff
- sperm bank
- rags to riches
- surrogate mother
- money
- gunfight
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Cast & crew
Ryan Phillippe
as Mr. Parker
Benicio del Toro
as Mr. Longbaugh
Juliette Lewis
as Robin
Taye Diggs
as Jeffers
Nicky Katt
as Obecks
Geoffrey Lewis
as Abner Mercer
Scott Wilson
as Hale Chidduck
Dylan Kussman
as Dr. Allen Painter
James Caan
as Joe Sarno
Sarah Silverman
as Raving Bitch
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie