A dark and powerful drama about a family man and California stockbroker who gets a five-year prison sentence for vehicular homicide while DUI. He must serve his sentence in a dangerous facility integrated with long-term inmates. He is soon forced into working for a prison gang which is strongly implied as the Aryan Brotherhood. He obeys them for his survival as he goes from initiate to member in the ruthless criminal organization. And he is ultimately faced with something that will test his own capacity for ruthlessness. It's a gritty drama that will keep your attention. One of the better films of the year.

Shot Caller has been somewhat praised by fans alike for its realism picture, and acting from the leads, especially Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The film starts off quite interesting at first and remains such due to its non-linear storytelling (as we see the transformation from Jacob to Money is great acting) then somewhat lingers in the end where we wonder what the point is.Relatively becomes boring and confusing in the final part of the film, though the first half as to how the film is set up is quite good. Shot Caller is decent but most perhaps a film for a selective audience. It did not blow me away or left me wanted more like some reviews have stated.

Not your typical prison film, bit darker.But keeps your attention and quite entertaining.Nikolaj is decent in main role, and Jon Bernthal is always worth watching

My first review ever on here had to be for this movie. From start to finish I was just completely intrigued and felt the emotions this movie played out on screen. Excellent casting and acting from everyone and extremely realistic.