Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- frantic
- sardonic
- late night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers audacious, nonstop action and dark humor, though its repetition, implausibility, and thin coherence divided reviewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Smith performs spectacularly impossible shootouts and stunt kills while the film treats escalating danger with gleeful absurdity.
Smith, Donna, and the newborn become a fugitive unit despite beginning as strangers brought together by an assassination attempt.
The plot moves through a gun factory and repeated elaborate shootouts, making guns the primary source of action choreography.
Smith initially resists involvement at the bus stop but commits himself to saving the baby and uncovering Hertz's motive.
Films like Shoot 'Em Up, and why
Hard Boiled
shares hyperactive gunplay, comic-book violence, outrageous set pieces, and irreverent action-comedy tone
Sin City
shares stylized urban violence, heightened visual bravura, and pulpy comic-book sensibility
The Transporter
shares relentless action pacing, sardonic humor, and a lone hero protecting a vulnerable target
Crank
shares gleefully excessive shootouts, criminal conspiracies, and darkly comic action spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Davis
- Release Date
- 2007-07-26
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2200)
Cast
- Clive Owen
- Paul Giamatti
- Monica Bellucci
- Stephen McHattie
- Greg Bryk
- Daniel Pilon
- Ramona Pringle
- Julian Richings
- Tony Munch
- Scott McCord
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Shoot 'Em Up about?
- A laconic drifter turns newborn rescue into a one-man war against an assassination conspiracy, delivered with gleeful comic-book excess.
- What is Shoot 'Em Up like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shoot 'Em Up as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Shoot 'Em Up violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Shoot 'Em Up as graphic.
- What did critics think of Shoot 'Em Up?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers audacious, nonstop action and dark humor, though its repetition, implausibility, and thin coherence divided reviewers.
- Which films are like Shoot 'Em Up?
- Films with a similar feel include Hard Boiled, Sin City, The Transporter, and Crank.
- How long is Shoot 'Em Up?
- Shoot 'Em Up runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Shoot 'Em Up?
- In United States, Shoot 'Em Up streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
