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The Way of the Gun (2000) · CriticCrunch

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The Way of the Gun

Movie2000·119 min

The Way of the Gun

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

Action Crime Drama Thriller

A action crime film directed by Christopher McQuarrie.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 46%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

About The Way of the Gun

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: ambition hubris, survival of spirit, betrayal, action combat, mexico, wilderness, strangers forced together, rivals, anti hero, outsider misfit, kidnapping hostage, cat and mouse, siege bottle, organized crime

521 ratings

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Details

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Language: English

Cast

Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis

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How The Way of the Gun Ranks

All movies

Top 46%

2000s movies

Top 39%

Action movies

Top 50%

2000s Action movies

Top 45%

Christopher McQuarrie films#5 of 6

Top 46% All movies.

the vibe

The Way of the Gun Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalbleak

gritty

tense

What it's about

kidnapping hostagecat & mousesiege bottleambition hubrissurvival of spiritbetrayalanti-herooutsider misfitstrangers forced togetherrivalsaction combatorganized crimemexicowilderness

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty