Overview

• Lionsgate released She Rides Shotgun in theaters on August 1, 2025, marking the film’s wide debut after advance critic screenings.
• Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger deliver deeply engaging, star-making performances that ground the film’s emotional core.
• The adaptation relocates Jordan Harper’s novel from Los Angeles to New Mexico and condenses its timeline to sharpen the on-the-run thriller format.
• Director Nick Rowland’s attachment led author Jordan Harper to step back from the screenplay, allowing a tighter focus on character and mood through lean direction and a spare score.
• Some reviewers praise its visceral action set pieces yet point to uneven pacing and underdeveloped villainy that dilute the thriller elements beyond the central bond.