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Shotgun Stories
Two families. One feud. No going back.
Two families. One feud. No going back.
Drama, Thriller - 2007
Shotgun Stories
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7.2
90%
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Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
Director:
,
Jeff Nichols
Cast:
,
Michael Shannon
,
Douglas Ligon
,
Barlow Jacobs
,
Natalie Canerday
,
Glenda Pannell
,
Lynnsee Provence
,
Michael Abbott Jr.
,
Coley Canpany
,
Vivian Morrison Norman
,
Tucker Prentiss

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
1 Oct 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Shotgun Stories is a cautionary tale about revenge, but more than that, it is a beautiful, authentic-feeling portrait of a family and a place.
– Michael Ordona,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr 2008
fresh:
Few films are so observant about how we relate with one another. Few are as sympathetic.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
6 Jun 2008
fresh:
... here there's also an undercurrent of biblical revenge that lends the narrative a sense of violent menace and an almost continuous tension.
– Joshua Katzman,
Chicago Reader,
6 Jun 2008
fresh:
Director Jeff Nichols lets the action unfold slowly following an impromptu insult, but the escalation of hatred and pain feels natural.
– Maureen M. Hart,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jul 2008
fresh:
A precisely modulated yet cumulatively forceful story of a rural family feud turned deadly.
– Eddie Cockrell,
Variety,
18 Oct 2008
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