Directed by:
David M. RosenthalScreenplay:
Matthew F. JonesCinematography:
Eduard GrauComposer:
Atli ÖrvarssonCast:
Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright, Kelly Reilly, Jason Isaacs, Joe Anderson, Ophelia Lovibond, Ted Levine, William H. Macy, W. Earl Brown, Amy Sloan, A.C. Peterson (more)Plots(1)
In the pale blue light of dawn, John Moon leaves his trailer along with his dog and a shotgun. As he makes his way into the wooded mountains, he passes a sign prohibiting hunting and fishing. He takes aims at a deer in a thicket and misses once before raising his gun again.
Shortly afterwards, a young woman lies dying in the mud, and Moon finds a letter and a large sum of money. From this point on, the hunter has become the hunted.
David M. Rosenthal's A Single Shot tells the story of how the panicky cover-up of a hunting accident descends into a seemingly never-ending nightmare. John Moon, played with dedication by Sam Rockwell, finds himself cornered like a wounded animal by rednecks, criminals and dodgy lawyers as he desperately tries to undo the past, win back the wife and child who left him and regain a foothold on his father's lost farm.
The camera's long focal depth narrows out the spaces to effectively trap the actors within them, just as the bleak winter colours intensify the impression of being in the grip of a nightmare so all-consuming that your legs seem to buckle beneath you.
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Cast
Sam Rockwell
USA
Best movies:
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Jeffrey Wright
USA
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
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Kelly Reilly
UK
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
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Jason Isaacs
UK
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Joe Anderson
UK
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Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Ophelia Lovibond
UK
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Ted Levine
USA
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Heat (1995)
Shutter Island (2010)
William H. Macy
USA
W. Earl Brown
USA
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Backdraft (1991)
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Amy Sloan
Canada
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The Aviator (2004)
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A.C. Peterson
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Shanghai Noon (2000)
Shooter (2007)
Heather Lind
USA
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Mistress America (2015)
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Christie Burke
Canada
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Sleeping with Danger (2020) (TV movie)
A Single Shot (2013)
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Jenica Bergere
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
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