Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy |
Director |
Nick Cassavetes |
Screenplay | Nick Cassavetes |
Music | Aaron Zigman |
Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
Editing | Alan Heim |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2006 |
Produced by | Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, A-Mark Entertainment, Alpha Dog LLC, VIP 2 Medienfonds |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
Genre | Action, suspense, thriller |
Language | Frequently strong, used gratuitously, and abusive |
Nudity | Infrequently explicit with sexual context |
Sex | Frequently implied even in the language |
Violence | Frequently strong, base of the theme |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Postive ending when perpetrators are caught and convicted. |
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Sex / Nudity |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi These days, films with shock value are hard to come by, but Alpha Dog is one such gem. | 10 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Hugo 'n Wekroep oor wat gebeur wanneer kinders te veel geld en vryheid geniet. | 15 | |
Cape Times Kevin Crust Dramatic puffery spoils true-crime yarn. | 5 | |
Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 14 | |
The Citizen Peter Feldman The characters are a reprehensible bunch and the actors flesh them out credibly. Pop singer Timberlake is a natural, and mixes easily with the professionals. | 14 | |
24.com N Mbaba-Tshabalala In addition to the social commentary about the absent parents, this movie raises many questions about the root of violence. | 10 | |
BBC Paul Arendt | 10 | |
Box Office Francesca Dinglasan | 10 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 15 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 137 critics | 11 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 9449 Netizens | 13 | |
Average .. 58% | 12 |