Mark Newman is talking to his wife when a stray bullet from a teenager's gun suddenly strikes him in the chest. As Newman fights for his life in the hospital, the young perpetrator must decide whether to take responsibility for his actions.
16 February 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
29 October 1975, Seoul, South Korea
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
29 June 1984, Miami, Florida, USA
4 June 1971, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 December 1970, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
2 March 1966, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
5 January 1980, Los Angeles County, California, USA
10 April 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 October 1972, Tucson, Arizona, USA
18 August 1970, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
January 17, 2018
Using acute, penetrating realism, a career-best performance from Wyle, air-tight writing incorporating pressing themes, and an unpredictable ending that will leave you speechless, Shot overwhelmingly succeeds as a film and a statement about our culture.
September 21, 2017
Shot certainly has a message, and implies villainy in the universe, but its story is about innocents.
September 21, 2017
"Shot" would have you believe there's a moral to this fable. But suggesting that the solution to the problem of gun violence is as simple as one of Aesop's fables only adds insult to injury.
September 27, 2017
Wyle is so good as he goes through the stages of pain, rage, remorse and resignation that he keeps you caring and alert.
September 21, 2017
It's the fine acting and the film's plea for sensible gun control that carry the day.
September 22, 2017
Noah Wyle's vivid performance as a victim of random gun violence anchors one side of a split-screen drama that's only half good.
September 21, 2017
Shot is caught between two worlds: telling a straightforward story ... and fashioning a message movie...
September 26, 2017
Shot is not sophisticated, but it is truthful, which is, after all, the basis of most clichés.
December 17, 2017
This may be a gimmicky exploration of gun violence, which sometimes feels like a preachy public service advisory, but its story unfolds with raw power.
September 21, 2017
... Shot is often clunky and poorly directed.
September 22, 2017
2nd Amendment advocates arming themselves against a Hollywood screed will be relieved that the film avoids political activism to focus on trauma and recovery.
September 20, 2017
The characters deal with guilt, disability, and trauma, culminating in an intense final confrontation...and an underlying whiff of a Very Special Episode.
