Shot Caller (2017)
Some criminals are made in prison
Shot Caller rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.3/10· 113K votes
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic59%
TMDb6.956/10· 2K votesWith 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Shot Caller
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
Cast of Shot Caller
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Omari Hardwick
as Kutcher
Jon Bernthal
as Frank 'Shotgun'
Lake Bell
as Kate Harlon
Emory Cohen
as Howie
Jeffrey Donovan
as Bottles
Holt McCallany
as Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Evan Jones
as Chopper
Andrew Bachelor
as Tony
Benjamin Bratt
as Sanchez
Chris Browning
as Toby 'Redwood' Simms
Max Greenfield
as Tom
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Compelling redemption arc grounded in prison crime drama authenticity
- •Strong character transformation shows internal conflict and moral reckoning
- •Waugh delivers intense thriller moments with committed dramatic tension
What the audience disliked
- •Plot follows familiar crime drama templates without surprising narrative turns
- •Some characterizations feel sketched rather than fully developed throughout
Trailer
Where to watch Shot Caller(US)
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