One Shot

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One Shot

2021

1h 34m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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In an effort to prevent a terrorist attack on Washington D.C., an elite squad of Navy SEALs led by Lt. Blake Harris (Scott Adkins) and a junior CIA analyst Zoe Anderson (Ashley Greene) must retrieve a prisoner from a CIA black site island prison. Tensions flare as Deputy Site Manager Tom Shields (Ryan Phillippe) refuses to release the suspected terrorist based solely on Anderson's intel, but when the base comes under attack by waves of insurgents they must band together to complete the mission.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

01/25/2022

2/5

Nunn has crafted something as weirdly mesmeric as it is schlocky.

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Mark Peikert

IndieWire

11/05/2021

C

Lacking the polish of other entries such as Birdman and 1917, One Shot feels like a first-person shooter video game with the camera reversed for once.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

11/05/2021

Director James Nunn's reunion with star Scott Adkins... may not transcend their usual B-grade, adrenaline-fueled macho fare, but does bring some welcome novelty to the genre.

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Pedro Gallego

Espinof

Nov 24

4/5

A steamroller that ends up being a kind of Call of Duty exploitation film, but one that is nonetheless enjoyable from beginning to end. [Full review in Spanish]

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

11/27/2024

2/5

It has the feel of a cocky film-school exercise, but the admittedly impressive technical chutzpah is overshadowed by the testosterone-fuelled tedium of what the cameras are pointing at.

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

03/03/2022

2/5

The One Take camera technique is new enough in mainstream cinema to make One Shot interesting to action fanatics, but only those who want a relentless shower of violence will be entertained by the onslaught.

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Paul C

@TheMuppet72 Jan 17

Typical trashy action movie, which I don’t mind. Did they set a world record for the amount of terrorists they got in the back of a single small truck?

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Frans B

@FransB Aug 8

Lots of gunfire, explosions, blood & guts and so on and so forth. Most of the conversation is shouting, very loud shouting. Story without much color. Cast not very convincing in character. Feels very low budget, although they tried their absolute best.

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Timothy E

@Tnice17 05/20/2025

I love all Scott Adkins movie. Great action scenes, good storyline.

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Dennis B

@RT05072423 02/23/2025

I liked this film. Why? Well, I don't play video games so this style is new to me. Someone called it a student film or straight to video candidate. I'm happy I am not that jaded. It's a great action film - and I think the feel of the film as a believable reality to the story. I recommend it

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Steven R

@RT16218562 11/24/2024

There are far meatier entries in the single take style. The novelty elevates a very standard script, and makes for an interesting watch, but likely won't inspire many rewatches outside of Scott Adkins' core fan base.

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Michael H

@RT65254052 09/22/2024

Good action scenes but abit silly, I mean how are you going to fit all those men in one truck lol.

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In an effort to prevent a terrorist attack on Washington D.C., an elite squad of Navy SEALs led by Lt. Blake Harris (Scott Adkins) and a junior CIA analyst Zoe Anderson (Ashley Greene) must retrieve a prisoner from a CIA black site island prison. Tensions flare as Deputy Site Manager Tom Shields (Ryan Phillippe) refuses to release the suspected terrorist based solely on Anderson's intel, but when the base comes under attack by waves of insurgents they must band together to complete the mission.

Director: James Nunn
Producer: Ben Jacques, Marc Goldberg
Screenwriter: Jamie Russell
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Signature Films, Fiction Films, Lipsync Productions
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m