Shot Caller
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A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
What critics thought
Shot Caller lands in mixed-to-middling territory with critics, who found it a competent but formula-bound prison thriller. The central debate is whether Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's committed lead performance is enough to compensate for a script that leans heavily on genre conventions — for many, it barely clears that bar.
“It's a genre movie, to be sure, but there's an impressive sense of authenticity—in the language, the locations and the overall texture—that goes a long way to sell the scenario.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ric Roman WaughDirector
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauJacob 'Money' Harlon
Omari HardwickKutcher
Jon BernthalFrank 'Shotgun'
Lake BellKate Harlon
Emory CohenHowie
Jeffrey DonovanBottles
Holt McCallanyJerry 'The Beast' Manning
Evan JonesChopper
Andrew BachelorTony
Benjamin BrattSanchez
Chris BrowningToby 'Redwood' Simms
Max GreenfieldTom
Antonio PintoComposer
Dana GonzalesCinematographyShot Caller
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
What critics thought
Shot Caller lands in mixed-to-middling territory with critics, who found it a competent but formula-bound prison thriller. The central debate is whether Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's committed lead performance is enough to compensate for a script that leans heavily on genre conventions — for many, it barely clears that bar.
“It's a genre movie, to be sure, but there's an impressive sense of authenticity—in the language, the locations and the overall texture—that goes a long way to sell the scenario.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ric Roman WaughDirectorNikolaj Coster-WaldauJacob 'Money' HarlonOmari HardwickKutcherJon BernthalFrank 'Shotgun'Lake BellKate HarlonEmory CohenHowieJeffrey DonovanBottlesHolt McCallanyJerry 'The Beast' ManningEvan JonesChopperAndrew BachelorTonyBenjamin BrattSanchezChris BrowningToby 'Redwood' SimmsMax GreenfieldTomAntonio PintoComposerDana GonzalesCinematographyRent & Buy