By the Gun (formerly God Only Knows) is a 2014 American crime drama film directed by James Mottern and written by Emilio Mauro.

The film stars Ben Barnes, Leighton Meester, Harvey Keitel, Kenny Wormald, Toby Jones, Paul Ben-Victor and Ritchie Coster.

Barnes plays a low-level gangster who longs to become a made man, only to find that his life has become much more complicated once this happens.

As the Boston crime families wither, however, Sal is forced to consolidate his power and advance more men.

Sal forces him to deliver an apology in order to smooth over relations with another Mobster, Tony Matazano, whom he has insulted.

Nick reluctantly delivers the apology, though his friend George, a local Irish thug unaffiliated with the mafia, ridicules him for having to show respect to what he views as a contemptible person.

Meanwhile, Nick's attempts to romance Ali pay off, and the two begin dating, though she teases him about his stereotypically macho attitude.

After first shaking down a local business owner to whom he owes money, he revisits Tony and demands a cut of his rumored Eastern European prostitution ring.

Now needing to collect on his outstanding debtors, Tony becomes frustrated with his incompetent underlings, who allowed an anonymous gambler to accrue a $25,000 debt without knowing his personal details.

George insists that they kill the entire crime family together, but Nick rebukes him, and the two go their separate ways.

[8] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times called it "a strong contender for laziest mob movie ever made".

[9] Sam Weisberg of The Village Voice wrote, "By the Gun is a gangster film wholly devoid of suspense, atmosphere, or grit.