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Alpha Dog

Movie · 2006 · 117 min

A sunlit, party-soaked drift into dread, where careless teenage swagger slowly curdles into something inescapably grim and sad.

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2006 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
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Year
2006
Runtime
117 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, crime, teen
Directed by
Nick Cassavetes
Written by
Nick Cassavetes
Starring
Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone, Amanda Seyfried, Amber Heard, Olivia Wilde, Anton Yelchin, Harry Dean Stanton
Music
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States, Germany
Languages
English

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