Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- foreboding
- bleak
- late night thriller viewing
- rainy day viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found an atmospheric but uneven rural crime thriller whose strong performances and bleak mood were undermined by an overfamiliar, convoluted story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The rural landscape, persistent rain, and hunted protagonist create an oppressive, atmospheric sense of danger.
John Moon's actions after the girl's death draw hardened criminals toward him and intensify the threat surrounding him.
Moon is pursued through isolated farms, motels, and wilderness by interconnected rural criminals.
John Moon is both a hunter and a hunted man, forced to manage escalating danger after a fatal encounter.
Films like A Single Shot, and why
Winter's Bone
shared rural crime setting, morally compromised protagonist, and bleak psychological tension
Blood Simple
shared slow-burn neo-noir atmosphere, escalating criminal danger, and damaged central character
No Country for Old Men
shared backwoods setting, fatalistic crime plotting, and pressure-cooker suspense
The River's Edge
shared bleak rural thriller tone, hidden wrongdoing, and hunted protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- David M. Rosenthal
- Release Date
- 2013-09-19
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (275)
Cast
- Sam Rockwell
- William H. Macy
- Jeffrey Wright
- Kelly Reilly
- Ted Levine
- Jason Isaacs
- Joe Anderson
- Ophelia Lovibond
- Amy Sloan
- W. Earl Brown
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Single Shot about?
- A desperate poacher’s fatal mistake unleashes a rain-soaked pursuit through a merciless rural criminal underworld.
- What is A Single Shot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Single Shot as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Single Shot violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Single Shot as brutal.
- What did critics think of A Single Shot?
- Critics broadly found an atmospheric but uneven rural crime thriller whose strong performances and bleak mood were undermined by an overfamiliar, convoluted story.
- Which films are like A Single Shot?
- Films with a similar feel include Winter's Bone, Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men, and The River's Edge.
- How long is A Single Shot?
- A Single Shot runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Single Shot?
- In United States, A Single Shot streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
