Shoot 'Em Up

"Just another family man making a living."

2007 1h 26m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 2,202

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Synopsis

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A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

“Just another family man making a living.”

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Cast

Clive Owen
Smith
Paul Giamatti
Hertz
Monica Bellucci
Donna Quintano
Stephen McHattie
Hammerson
Greg Bryk
Lone Man
Daniel Pilon
Senator Rutledge
Ramona Pringle
Baby's Mother
Julian Richings
Hertz's Driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Davis
Writers: Michael Davis
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 69% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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CAST

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207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Davis, shot by Peter Pau Tak-Hai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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The take

Michael Davis directs. Peter Pau Tak-Hai behind the camera. Paul Haslinger scores. Peter Amundson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 69% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
6207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Michael Davis, shot by Peter Pau Tak-Hai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Peter Amundson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Just another family man making a living.".
12IMDB entry: tt0465602 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Original score: Paul Haslinger
Editing: Peter Amundson
Production design: Gary Frutkoff
Costume design: Denise Cronenberg
Makeup / hair: Cliona Furey
VFX supervisor: Edward Irastorza
Stunt coordinator: Eddie Perez
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $39,000,000
Box office: $26,800,000
Return: 69% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

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CinemaSerf2025-09-18
★ 6/10
Well, it’s certainly well titled! It’s all about a chap called “Smith” (Clive Owen) who just happens to be sitting on a bench in the wrong place at the wrong time. Before he knows it he’s having to rescue a pregnant woman from some would-be assassins, and then before he knows that he’s delivering the baby. Now the question is - why would these thugs be remotely interested in a pregnant woman? Well it seems that “Donna” (Monica Bellucci) is unable or unwilling to enlighten him much, and as the two of them try to get the baby to safety, they discover that their pursuers are not going to give up lightly. No, there’s not exactly a lot of jeopardy here but what we see is actually quite good fun as the scene-stealing Paul Giamatti adopts a whole new style of performance as his “Hertz” rents out hitmen rather than saloon cars and turns out to be at the centre of some corruption at the highest levels of the American government that involves the Senate and some armament peddlers. Again, what’s the baby got to do with it? Well that’s what “Smith” has to try and find out and it’s going to be a dangerous process. There are plenty of pyrotechnics, car chases and shoot ‘em ups and the pace of the film never really lets up - but the plot is really weak and Owen has all the screen presence of some wet celery as the thread quickly descends into a series of predictably derivative frying pan/fire scenarios. I did rather enjoy the last five minutes, though, but it could have been so much better had auteur Michael Davis cast a lead with charisma.

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