Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- aggressive
- tense
- action movie night
- military thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics found the continuous-shot technique technically effective and occasionally immersive, but generally considered the film a thin, clichéd, unevenly acted B-grade action thriller.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The entire rescue-and-siege operation is designed around a continuous-shot technique that keeps the action unfolding without conventional editing.
Jake Harris's Navy SEAL team must extract a prisoner from a CIA black site island prison while insurgents attack the facility.
The central objective is transporting a prisoner off the black site, even as the rescue operation and insurgent assault collide.
The black site, Navy SEAL team, insurgent attack, and war-on-terror framing place the action within contemporary counterterrorism culture.
Films like One Shot, and why
1917
shares a single-location military siege, continuous-shot immediacy, and relentless tactical action
Lone Survivor
shares an elite-soldier rescue mission, insurgent assault, and gritty war-on-terror thriller energy
The Outpost
shares a contained hostage rescue, escalating armed conflict, and propulsive real-time structure
Movie Details
- Director
- James Nunn
- Release Date
- 2021-11-05
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (936)
Cast
- Scott Adkins
- Ashley Greene
- Ryan Phillippe
- Emmanuel Imani
- Dino Kelly
- Jack Parr
- Waleed Elgadi
- Terence Maynard
- Jess Liaudin
- Andrei Maniata
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 One Shot about?
- An elite Navy SEAL team fights through an insurgent siege to extract a prisoner from an island black site in a breathless single-take action thriller.
- What is One Shot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Shot as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is One Shot violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in One Shot as moderate.
- What did critics think of One Shot?
- Critics found the continuous-shot technique technically effective and occasionally immersive, but generally considered the film a thin, clichéd, unevenly acted B-grade action thriller.
- Which films are like One Shot?
- Films with a similar feel include 1917, Lone Survivor, and The Outpost.
- How long is One Shot?
- One Shot runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch One Shot?
- In United States, One Shot streams on Hulu.
