She Rides Shotgun
Lionsgate | Release Date: August 1, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistBrian FarvourAug 22, 2025
She Rides Shotgun sits as a perfect example of every filmmaking ingredient coming together beautifully, balanced in a way that would make Thanos take pause, and as much a showcase for the talent onscreen as for those working to fuse this film’s take on the world that is the neo-western. There’s plenty here to keep eyeballs glued, and every scene gets better. Read full review
90
VarietyJoe LeydonAug 1, 2025
Rowland ratchets up the suspense with cunning and confidence, advancing the narrative and introducing secondary characters with suitable swiftness and meticulous precision that never call undue attention to themselves. Read full review
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriAug 1, 2025
It showcases two astonishing performances: one from the always reliable Taron Egerton as the hardened, haunted ex-con Nate McClusky and another from newcomer Ana Sophia Heger as his young daughter, Polly, in whose queasy glances the drama finds its sorrow and its depth. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 31, 2025
On one hand, She Rides Shotgun is a New Mexico-set crime drama that makes Breaking Bad look like family entertainment. On the other hand, it’s an ultimately touching portrait of the growing bond between a criminal father and the young daughter he’s barely gotten a chance to know. Read full review
80
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJul 31, 2025
There’s a confidence to She Rides Shotgun that many other movies can’t match, as though the filmmakers always knew exactly where to put their camera and how long to let it roll. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJul 31, 2025
It’s a bleak and introspective movie, interrupted by outbursts of bloody, senseless violence, made tragic by the interactions between Nathan and Polly. Read full review
75
The Film StageDan MeccaJul 31, 2025
Harper’s source material is a hard-boiled tour de force, and while Rowland’s adaptation adjusts and simplifies the novel on which it’s based, it successfully bottles the energy and unleashes it onscreen. Read full review
70
Screen RantRachel LaBonteJul 31, 2025
She Rides Shotgun packs a punch — or, to use one of Nate's lessons for Polly, hits you like a baseball bat to the back of the head. The subplot with the local gang may be forgettable, but the father-daughter relationship will stick with you for a long time. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 31, 2025
As is clear from the very first scene, and made all the more so by the very last, She Rides Shotgun is Polly’s movie at its core, and Heger’s face — a detailed portrait of love and loss, its colors all the more radiant by how they run together when she cries — is expressive enough to make it a movie worth watching even when it feels like one we’ve already seen a number of times before. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAug 1, 2025
The film takes a while to find its sea legs and peters out a bit in its big finish sequence, but sticks the landing in the final scene. The whole thing is a little uneven, but it avoids sentimentality, perhaps the biggest trap in material involving a child. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 31, 2025
She Rides Shotgun is a compelling, gripping B-movie ride, a picture that reaches for highfalutin “Trojan Horse” allegories when what it does best is a lot more obvious. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeJul 31, 2025
Nick Rowland’s film doesn’t seem to have faith in the story the novel tells. Read full review
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