Shot Caller

"Some criminals are made in prison"

2017 2h 1m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2,313

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some criminals are made in prison”

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Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Omari Hardwick
Kutcher
Jon Bernthal
Frank 'Shotgun'
Lake Bell
Kate Harlon
Emory Cohen
Howie
Jeffrey Donovan
Bottles
Holt McCallany
Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Evan Jones
Chopper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Writers: Ric Roman Waugh
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, shot by Dana Gonzales. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michelle Tesoro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Omari Hardwick and Jon Bernthal carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some criminals are made in prison".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4633690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ric Roman Waugh directs. Dana Gonzales behind the camera. Antonio Pinto scores. Michelle Tesoro cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, shot by Dana Gonzales. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michelle Tesoro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Omari Hardwick and Jon Bernthal carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some criminals are made in prison".
8IMDB entry: tt4633690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 19 themes, including "prison", "california", "tattoo", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dana Gonzales
Original score: Antonio Pinto
Editing: Michelle Tesoro
Production design: Guy Barnes
Costume design: Kelli Jones
Makeup / hair: Katie Douthit
VFX supervisor: Tony Lupoi
Sound: Tony Lamberti
Stunt coordinator: Freddy Bouciegues
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shot Caller (2017)

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Gimly2017-08-02
★ 7/10
Something you will have seen before, but still utterly gripping. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
Vishnu_Dileep2017-08-16
★ 7/10
“A slow but watchable movie” It all starts with a man who was having a good family due to an accident ends up in jail and the things he does to survive there. He ends up joining with a gang and does drug deals as well as kill people for the reputation of this gang. After many years he is sent on parole that’s when his gang leader gives him a deal to do and the police is behind him. So if he does the deal or not you have to find out by watching the movie I have not spoiled anything for you guys. The main hero I have seen him in game of thrones I have always known that he was a good actor and he continues that In this movie too and the walking dead guy he too does a classic acting. The movie has a slow start and it is slow in between I personally felt the movie was dragged in some places but as I said its watchable. The story line was OK so was the ending. I would say just check it out guys. Notable Acting Nikolaj Coster-Waldau famous for his acting in the tv series Game of thrones and the movies Oblivion and Mama Jon Bernthal famous for his acting in the tv series The walking dead and the movies like The wolf of wall street and Sicario My Rating 7/10
Dean2024-08-16
★ 10/10
One word: MASTERPIECE!