The Way of the Gun (2000)

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Choose your side carefully, because the only way out is 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.

• Released: 2000-09-08
• Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 59m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 524 votes

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.

Top cast

• Ryan Phillippe as Mr. Parker
• Benicio del Toro as Mr. Longbaugh
• Juliette Lewis as Robin
• Taye Diggs as Jeffers
• Nicky Katt as Obecks
• Geoffrey Lewis as Abner Mercer
• Scott Wilson as Hale Chidduck
• Dylan Kussman as Dr. Allen Painter
• James Caan as Joe Sarno
• Sarah Silverman as Raving Bitch

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Way of the Gun

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, The CW, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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