

Six Shooter
A black and bloody Irish comedy.
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- gun
- passenger
- dark comedy
- grief
- train
- photograph
- ireland
- police officer
- short film
Top billed cast
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Release dates
IrelandIE
- PremiereCork Int'l Film Festival14 Oct 2004
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Six Shooter was released on 14 October 2004.
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CinemaSerf
1/17/2026
“Donnelly” (Brendan Gleeson) isn’t having a good day. He has just left his deceased wife in hospital and is getting the train home when he sits across from a young lad (Rúaidhri Conroy) who’s a bit free with his language and is, as my gran used to say, a little pass remarkable. His targets are a couple who board at the next stop and who don’t look very happy. It turns out that she (Aisling O’Sullivan) and her husband…
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