Top Dog

PG-13

Released Apr 28, 1995

1 hr. 27 min.

Action

Comedy

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A maverick policeman, Norris, fights with his canine partner while probing bombings linked to extremists.

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christopher c. m

The plotline is a tad strange for a cop and dog buddy picture and the tone is all over the place. But honestly it mostly works for me. Chuck and the dog work well together. And Reno (I don't know if that's the dog's real name, he didn't get a credit) was brilliant. Just because it's not a tearjerker drama doesn't make the social commentary less important. One can't win with critics. But Chuck Norris fans need to have this.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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alex i

Chuck Norris in a buddy cop film with a dog, what could go wrong? Well. The biggest problem is the audience. This film doesn't know if it wants to be a kids cop movie or a bad boys film. It's literally everywhere. I honestly believe if it went full rated R, this would've been great. It has anything a chuck norris film would have. Guns, explosions and kicking ass. But out of the action, the plot is insanity and some characters are unlikable. Especially Chuck Norris' character. They're written like cardboard, flat.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

very entertaining, nice story. great action scenes, also there are some funny scenes. that is, what a movie should be. chuck norris is great as in many of his movies. kai wulff is as always a great villain. maybe there are similarities with K9 and other police/dog movies, but there are also many, many robin hood movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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steve d

Norris hits a new low.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Dog Walker Texas Ranger? I felt like a movie that wasn't too serious tonight. Figured why not watch Chuck Norris teamed up with a shaggy sidekick. As expected, this movie was full of cheese and slow motion roundhouse kicks. It really did feel like an uneventful and long episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. This movie had an identity crisis. Most of the time it tries to be a family movie with dog jokes and more crotch kicks than I can count, but then it throws in the very serious subject matter of Neo-Nazis mass murdering minorities. The heavy subject matter mixed with slow motion death scenes have this movie a PG-13 rating. It probably would have been better suited toned down as a full on family movie. If your looking for a Cop meets disobedient canine then you're better off watching Turner and Hooch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

love it, gonna make love to this movie the story is so complex and entirely relatable. Love Chuck Norris in this the dog could have done better though.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Aaron Norris

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Jake Wilder

Clyde Kusatsu

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Michele Lamar Richards

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Almar Haflidason

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Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2001

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Why, exactly, would you want to make a movie about racist hate groups, and then disguise it as family entertainment about a cute dog?

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 0/5

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decent-enough premise that’s employed to low-rent and progressively tedious effect...

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 16, 2023

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 31, 2005

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John Esther

Pasadena Weekly

Rated: 0/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Synopsis

A maverick policeman, Norris, fights with his canine partner while probing bombings linked to extremists.

Director: Aaron Norris
Executive Producer: Tom Steinmetz, Seth Willenson
Screenwriter: Aaron Norris, Tim Grayem, Ron Swanson
Distributor: Live Entertainment
Production Co: Tanglewood Entertainment Group
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 28, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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