Shotgun Stories

7.9 Score

2007 • 1h 32min • PG-13 • Thriller, Drama

Shotgun Stories

"Two families. One feud. No going back."

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 brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.

IMDb 7.1

RT 88%

MC 76

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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Son Hayes

Douglas Ligon

Boy Hayes

Barlow Jacobs

Barlow Jacobs

Kid Hayes

Michael Abbott Jr.

Michael Abbott Jr.

Cleaman Hayes

Travis Smith

Mark Hayes

Lynnsee Provence

Stephen Hayes

David Rhodes

John Hayes

Glenda Pannell

Annie Hayes

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Michael Shannon

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Douglas Ligon Boy Hayes

Barlow Jacobs

Barlow Jacobs Kid Hayes

Michael Abbott Jr.

Michael Abbott Jr. Cleaman Hayes

Travis Smith Mark Hayes

Lynnsee Provence Stephen Hayes

David Rhodes John Hayes

Glenda Pannell Annie Hayes

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Natalie Canerday

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Coley Campany

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Cole Hendrixson Carter

Vivian Morrison Norman Melissa

Tucker Prentiss Paul

Wyatt Ashton Prentiss Kevin

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