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A Single Shot

A Single Shot

One Chance. One Secret. One Mistake

20135.71h 56m

Overview

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Written by Matthew F. Jones
Produced by Chris Cohen, Aaron L. Gilbert, Keith Kjarval
Box Office0Revenue: $19K

Top Cast

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

John Moon

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Pitt

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Simon

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Moira

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Cecile

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Waylon

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Obadiah

Ophelia Lovibond

Ophelia Lovibond

Abbie

Amy Sloan

Amy Sloan

Carla

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Puffy

Themes & Keywords

farmsmall townbased on novel or bookshotgunrainmotelhorsewildernessalcoholismpoachermoneylawyeraccidental deathdivorcedogtrailerhuntpickup trucklonercontainerheadshothunting rifleviolence

About A Single Shot

A Single Shot is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of farm, small town, based on novel or book, shotgun, rain, motel. Directed by David M. Rosenthal, it stars Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright. The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

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