‘She Rides Shotgun’: A Father and Daughter Strive to Stay Alive

Taron Egerton stars as an ex-con who will do anything to protect his only child.

Nate McClusky (Taron Egerton) and his daughter Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) are on the run, in “She Rides Shotgun.” Lionsgate

R | 2h | Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller | 2025

Containing bits and pieces of “Léon: The Professional” (1994), “Cape Fear” (1991), “Leave No Trace” (2018), and “Breaking Bad” (2008–2013), director Nick Rowland’s harrowing “She Rides Shotgun” [“Shotgun”] is a throwback to classic 1970s-era action thrillers.