// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did "Shot in the Dark" say to the photographer? You're always shooting for a connection.

Shot in the Dark may refer to:

Books

• Shot in the Dark, a 1932 novel by Gerard Fairlie
• A Shot in the Dark, a 1952 novel by Richard P. Powell
• A Shot in the Dark, a 1958 novel by David Garnett
• Shots in the Dark: Collected Film Criticism, a 2017 non-fiction book by Jonathan Baumbach
• A Shot in the Dark, a 2018 novel by Lynne Truss
• Shot in the Dark, a 2018 novel by Cleo Coyle
• A Shot in the Dark, a 2019 novel by Matthew Costello with Neil Richards

Film, television, and theatre

Film

• A Shot in the Dark (1933 film), a British film directed by George Pearson
• A Shot in the Dark (1935 film), an American film directed by Charles Lamont
• A Shot in the Dark (1941 film), a film directed by William C. McGann
• A Shot in the Dark (1947 film), also known as Dragnet and Dark Bullet
• A Shot in the Dark (1964 film), a Pink Panther (Inspector Clouseau) film directed by Blake Edwards
• Shot in the Dark, a 2002 documentary by Adrian Grenier

Television

Episodes

• "A Shot in the Dark", 100 Centre Street season 1, episode 9 (2001)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Dark Blue season 1, episode 10 (2009)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Dr. G: Medical Examiner season 2, episode 3 (2005)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Empty Nest season 3, episode 13 (1991)
• "A Shot in the Dark", ER season 11, episode 8 (2004)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Family Guy season 14, episode 9 (2015)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Five Fingers episode 15 (1960)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Forensic Files season 7, episode 9 (2002)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Happy Days season 4, episode 15 (1977)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Hawthorne season 3, episode 10 (2011)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Heartbeat series 9, episode 18 (2000)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Homicide: Life on the Street season 1, episode 5 (1993)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Melrose Place season 6, episode 8 (1997)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Paruvu episode 4 (2024)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Real Crime series 8, episode 6 (2009)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Rizzoli & Isles season 6, episode 18 (2016)
• "A Shot in the Dark (Part 1)" and "A Shot in the Dark (Part 2)", Spin City season 5, episodes 22–23 (2001)
• "A Shot in the Dark", The Brothers Brannagan episode 22 (1961)
• "A Shot in the Dark", The Double Life of Henry Phyfe episode 15 (1966)
• "A Shot in the Dark", The Drew Carey Show season 7, episode 17 (2002)
• "A Shot in the Dark", The Expanse season 4, episode 7 (2019)
• "A Shot in the Dark", The Jungle Book (2010) season 2, episode 32 (2016)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Three Sisters season 2, episode 4 (2001)
• "A Shot in the Dark", Untold Stories of the E.R. season 4, episode 17 (2006)
• "Shot in the Dark", Adventures of Superman season 2, episode 5 (1953)
• "Shot in the Dark", Haven season 4, episode 11 (2013)
• "Shot in the Dark", Holby City series 9, episode 2 (2006)
• "Shot in the Dark", She-Ra and the Princesses of Power season 5, episode 8 (2020)
• "A Shot in the Dark", an episode of Softly, Softly: Task Force series 8, episode 13 (1976)
• "Shot in the Dark", The Detectives season 1, episode 2 (1959)
• "Shot in the Dark", The First 48 season 5, episode 3b (2007)
• "The Shot in the Dark", Bones season 8, episode 15 (2013)

Shows

• Shot in the Dark (TV series), a 2017 Netflix show

Theatre

• L'Idiote, or A Shot in the Dark, a play by Marcel Achard, adapted for the 1964 film

Music

Bands

• Shot in the Dark, a rock band that backed up Al Stewart on several of his albums

Albums

• Shot in the Dark (album), a 1986 album by Great White
• Shot in the Dark, a 2023 album by Ashley Cooke
• Shot in the Dark, a 1980 album by The Inmates
• Shot in the Dark, a 1977 album by Bill Quateman

Songs

• "Shot in the Dark" (Ozzy Osbourne song), 1986
• "Shot in the Dark" (AC/DC song), 2020
• "Shot in the Dark" (Within Temptation song), 2011
• "Shot in the Dark", a song by RJD2 from Deadringer
• "Shot in the Dark", a 1986 song by the Canadian band Haywire
• "Shot in the Dark", a 2011 song by the American band Augustana from their self-titled album Augustana
• "Shot in the Dark", a song by Belinda Carlisle from her 1986 album Belinda
• "Shot in the Dark", a 2014 song by The Magic Numbers
• "Shot in the Dark", a 1982 song by Patty Weaver
• "Shot in the Dark", a song by John Mayer from his 2021 album Sob Rock
• "Shot in the Dark", a bonus track by Big Time Rush from Another Life also featured in the band's TV series
• "A Shot in the Dark", a song by Henry Mancini, also performed by Tony Osborne, Joe Loss, The Jets, and Roland Alphonso
• "A Shot in the Dark", a song by A Day to Remember from For Those Who Have Heart

Other uses

• Shot in the dark (drink), a coffee drink

See also

• Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark, a television documentary film produced by the news channel Al Jazeera English about the Bahraini uprising of 2011