Overview

• She Rides Shotgun adapts Jordan Harper’s 2017 novel with a screenplay co-written by Harper, Ben Collins, and Luke Piotrowski under Nick Rowland’s direction.
• Critics universally praise Ana Sophia Heger’s nuanced debut as Polly and highlight Taron Egerton’s committed turn as her estranged ex-con father.
• Reviewers are split on the film’s thriller mechanics, citing strong action set pieces alongside criticisms of uneven narrative momentum.
• Egerton underwent a dramatic physical transformation—shaving his head, adding tattoos, and bulking up—while the production wrapped in just 25 days.
• Supporting performances from Rob Yang as a conscientious detective and John Carroll Lynch as a ruthless antagonist bolster the film ahead of its August 1 release.