20 movies like Shotgun Stories, ordered by similarity : A History of Violence(2005), Dark River(2017), Toro(2016), Aftermath(2017), Raees(2017), Hell or High Water(2016), The Man Inside(2012), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009), Death Sentence(2007), Staying Together(1989), Aamir(2008), Pater Familias(2003) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Michael Shannon Douglas Ligon Barlow Jacobs Natalie Canerday Glenda Pannell
son brother half brother girlfriend wife older brother brooding brutal arkansas cemetery family home farm family dysfunction feud family death violence crime rivalry revenge
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 ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2005
96 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Maria Bello William Hurt Ashton Holmes Stephen McHattie Peter MacNeill Ed Harris Heidi Hayes Greg Bryk Steve Arbuckle Sumela Kay
husband wife son daughter brother mobster chilling diner indiana small town family home philadelphia murder organized crime family violence transformation revenge 2000s
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2017
89 Minutes
Ruth Wilson Mark Stanley Sean Bean Esme Creed-Miles Aiden McCullough Shane Attwooll Steve Garti Una McNulty Dean Andrews Jonah Russell Joe Dempsie
father farmer daughter brother estranged brother friend emotional intricate tense solemn intense farm house barn pasture estrangement family business family feud farming mysterious past
Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
2016
105 Minutes
Mario Casas Luis Tosar Ingrid García Jonsson Jose Sacristan Claudia Vega Nya de la Rubia Ignacio Herráez Luichi Macías Manuel Salas Isabel Zayas José Manuel Poga
gang leader criminal brother niece murderer brutal powerful spirited suspenseful spain prison crime prison death new life family past crimes adventure rescue revenge
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2017
92 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Scoot McNairy Maggie Grace Judah Nelson Larry Sullivan Jason McCune Glenn Morshower Mariana Klaveno Martin Donovan Hannah Ware Christopher Darga
air traffic controller construction worker foreman father daughter wife family brooding tense thrilling suspenseful sad united states office home revenge death of child death of spouse guilt loss
Two strangers' lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2012
99 Minutes
Michelle Ryan Peter Mullan David Harewood Theo Barklem-Biggs Bhasker Patel Ray Panthaki Ashley Thomas Jason Maza Jenny Jules Carl Barât
young man boxer gangster father trainer bleak brutal brooding cool gripping gritty gutsy london boxing ring prison street life boxing violence gangsters
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
115 Minutes
Sean Patrick Flanery Norman Reedus Judd Nelson Billy Connolly Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Julie Benz Peter Fonda David Della Rocco Robert Cochrane Marley Jr. Brian Mahoney
brother crime boss fighter father fbi agent older brother brash intense thrilling ireland boston cargo ship house farm murder vigilantism wrongfully accused investigation brotherhood crime
The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn that their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, they go back to Boston to bring justice to those responsible and avenge the priest.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
2007
110 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Garrett Hedlund Kelly Preston Aisha Tyler John Goodman Yorgo Constantine Matt O'Leary Leigh Whannell Stuart Lafferty Jordan Garrett Hector Atreyu Ruiz
husband wife son brother killer detective melodramatic gritty tense thrilling emotional powerful household gas station hockey rink courtroom law office law firm crime murder
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2008
134 Minutes
Rajeev Khandelwal Aishwarya Vasan Bala Chinkal Jhilmil Hazrika Gajraj Rao
terrorist medical student father mother brother sister brutal tense frightening mumbai, india airport street terrorism blackmail violence family schemes abduction transformation mystery
A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.
Drama
Italy
2003
90 Minutes
Luigi Iacuzio Federica Bonavolonta Francesco Pirozzi Sergio Solli Marina Suma Italo Celoro Lucia Ragni Francesco Di Leva Domenico Balsamo Ferdinando Triola Vincenzo Pirozzi
inmate criminal father dying person girlfriend brother dark gritty profound italy prison family home reunion crime mortality imprisonment death homecoming fall sacrifice
After ten years in jail, Matteo, returns home in order to sign some legal papers tied to the imminent death of his father. But the real reason Matteo returns is to face the ghosts of his ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2017
107 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Louis Trintignant Mathieu Kassovitz Fantine Harduin Franz Rogowski Laura Verlinden Aurélia Petit Toby Jones Hille Perl Hassam Ghancy Nabiha Akkari
family wife husband refugee suicidal person grandson engaging emotional melodramatic charming heartwarming sad france refugee camp restaurant family home family dysfunction immigrants helping others happiness
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Drama
India
1960
98 Minutes
Sharmila Tagore Soumitra Chatterjee Chhabi Biswas Purnendu Mukherjee Karuna Bannerjee Arpan Chowdhury Anil Chatterjee Kali Sarkar Mohammed Israil Khagesh Chakravarti Santa Devi
husband wife father brother nephew sick person solemn touching sad tender rural community family home front porch india healing reincarnation mental illness father/son relationship crisis of faith family
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
101 Minutes
Cosmo Jarvis Barry Keoghan Niamh Algar Ned Dennehy David Wilmot Simone Kirby Anthony Welsh Hazel Doupe Roisin O'neill Ryan McParland Toni O'Rourke
crime boss enforcer father boxer brooding disheartening dark gritty raw shocking tense rural community ireland family loyalty crime conflict of interest violence fall rivalry
A former boxer cares for his autistic son while working as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland.
Drama
USA
2002
77 Minutes
Franky G. Leo Minaya Manuel Cabral Julissa Lopez Jessica Morales Hector Gonzalez Panchito Gomez
high-school student classmate brother ex-convict father wife engaging brooding gritty new york city street subway party neighborhood changing times brotherhood crime the past family hope
Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Matt Boren Ken Jacobs Flo Jacobs Dana Varon Richard Edson Piero Arcilesi Eleanor Hutchins
businessman son father mother wife brother charming sad profound new york city office family home bedroom kitchen los angeles aging nostalgia childhood responsibility family
A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft.
Comedy, Drama
Australia|UK
2004
89 Minutes
Alex O'Loughlin Jim Norton Diana Glenn David Field Kerry Armstrong Claudia Harrison Alan Cinis Jack Thompson Bob Yearley Brady Kitchingham
oyster farmer sister boss ex-wife brother love interest brooding amusing playful australia small town sydney family crime oyster farming money city vs. country journey pursuit temptation
A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
Drama
UK
2015
102 Minutes
Sven Ahlström Mats Blomgren Stefan Cronwall Loa Ek Felix Göransson Oliver Heilmann Wieslaw Komasa Ellen Mattsson Ulrik Munther Inger Nilsson
father brother teenager prisoner family community member friend ex-girlfriend dead person emotional sad engaging sweden prison society rejection lynching abandonment outcasts rise
The classic radio show (which also inspired a novel, a TV special, and a film) is performed in front of a live audience.