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Shoot 'Em Up

Play trailer Poster for Shoot 'Em Up R,  2007,  1h 27m,  Action/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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67% Tomatometer 156 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms.
Shoot 'Em Up

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Critics Consensus

As preposterous and over-the-top as Shoot 'Em Up may be, its humor and non-stop action make for a very enjoyable film.

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Tim Grierson Screen International Jul 23, 2008
Merrily amoral, shamelessly watchable and outlandishly funny, Shoot 'Em Up is not for all tastes, but those with a dark sense of humor will have a ball. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde MSNBC May 1, 2008
1/5
Say what you will about Bugs Bunny, at least he never needed a backstory. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire Associated Press Jan 3, 2008
After about an hour, though, it all becomes a mind-numbing barrage. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 27, 2020
8/10
Resembles a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner episode doused with blood, gore, torture ... and absolutely nothing for kids. Go to Full Review
Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk Nov 3, 2012
4/5
Far from being a spoof on the genre, Shoot 'Em Up is an action movie with the flab removed - with no more than maybe ten minutes of exposition, you're left with a series of interconnecting money shots, each one more gooey than the last. Go to Full Review
Jeff Otto ReelzChannel.com Feb 9, 2011
7/10
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Albus R Sep 15, 2018 I love a good knowingly dumb cliche ridden gun movie... and I don't love this. Don't bother.
Aug 5, 2018 This was honestly one of the worst things I've ever seen.
Hagrid S Jan 20, 2018 Way way way better than expected!! Ridiculous action scenes, but in a good way. Very entertaining and well worth the watch!!! Grade A- See more
Hagrid P Nov 25, 2017 Just like the title this is a Shoot Em Up movie. Many bullets flying and bodies falling.
Theodore W Oct 7, 2017 One of my favorite movies, just didn't give a F*** and had style of its own. I rate this movie 4.5 carrots only because the CGI was pitiful during the sky diving scene. This should have spawned a trilogy but unfortunately the mindless sheep audiences don't get this type of film. See more
Draco R Sep 21, 2017 Watch this just for the action scenes, because anything besides that isn't that great. But it's not so bad that it's unwatchable! It's not that funny, which was disappointing, but it has some great one liners that may just be so cheesy that they're great! The soundtrack is also pretty good, but by the end it's not the best. It also feels really long, despite being so short, which is both good and bad! This is like if the Jason Statham baby fight scene from The Fast and the Furious 8 (I won't call it by its stupid name) were to be a full movie (I hope that helps some people watch this!) I think fans of the church fight scene in Kingsman will like this! This is the Clive Owen protecting a baby movie you want to see, and not Children of Men (I didn't like it that movie, and thought it was very disappointing, but I also had very high expectations!) There were some others examples I had in mind, but I can't remember them. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms.
Director
Michael Davis
Producer
Michael Davis, Susan Montford, Don Murphy, Rick Benattar
Screenwriter
Michael Davis
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexuality|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.8M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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