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Released
2014 · FILM

Son of a Gun

A naive 19‑year‑old inmate must ally with a notorious crime lord to stay alive behind bars, but the brutal price of his protector’s loyalty threatens to destroy any chance of freedom.

“Everyone gets what they deserve”

Directed by
Julius Avery
Written by
Julius Avery, John Collee
Runtime
108 min
ActionCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Netflix

Synopsis

JR, a 19-year-old inmate serving time for a minor offense, quickly discovers the brutal truths of prison life. Security, when available, is essential for survival. He soon comes under the influence of Brendan Lynch, one of Australia's most infamous criminals, but such protection demands a heavy cost.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jack HutchingsShot by Nigel BluckScored by Jed KurzelDesigned by Fiona Crombie

Box Office

2014 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$660K

Budget$12.0M
Worldwide gross$660K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Son of a Gunde
  • Son of a Gun - Gold ist dicker als Blutde
  • Son of a Gun - Jeder kriegt das was er verdientde

Production & Distribution

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A24

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