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A Single Shot

2013 · 116 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into guilt and violence, with a pervasive sense of dread and moral decay.

Directed by
David M. Rosenthal
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright
Tagline
One Chance. One Secret. One Mistake
Overview
The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

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Directed by
David M. Rosenthal
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • survival
  • isolation
  • crime
  • conspiracy
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
David M. Rosenthal
Written by
Matthew F. Jones
Starring
Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright, Kelly Reilly, Ted Levine, Jason Isaacs, Joe Anderson, Ophelia Lovibond
Music
Atli Örvarsson
Cinematography
Eduard Grau
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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