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      Alpha Dog

      R Released Jan 12, 2007 1 hr. 58 min. Drama Crime List
      55% 143 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score Teenage dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends kidnap the impressionable younger brother (Anton Yelchin) of a junkie (Ben Foster) who refuses to pay his drug debt. Things change unexpectedly when Frankie (Justin Timberlake), one of Johnny's pals, befriends the youth. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 12 Buy Now

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      A glossy yet unflinching portrait of violent, hedonistic teenagers. Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone chew the scenery, while Justin Timberlake gives a noteworthy performance.

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      colin m Young people get themselves in a tight spot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Story is a good idea but not good acting Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Christopher B Alpha Dog is a modern look into the drug world and has some scenes going for it, but most are overly violent without much purpose (probably realistic in this world) but just for the sake of shock factor and the script is cliched and bland. It is fast paced and will keep you entertained if you can handle the violence and language but there isn't much substance here to chew on. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/26/22 Full Review Audience Member One of the most underrated movies of all time! Must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Dumb kids make a bad decision over a few bucks. Major money wasn't even involved it must have been pride and ego. What could've been a slap on the wrist turned into hell for some idiots. The movie was ok and it made me feel for the young kid Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Too much all over the place in terms of style, mood and characters, which undermines the real events it's based on. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Its originality lies in the fact that it depicts white middle-class kids on the loose, calling their women bitches and listening endlessly to violent, misogynist and homophobic black rap. Rated: 3/5 Apr 20, 2007 Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Nick Cassavetes' film combines an aimless ramble through juvenile depravity in the affluent suburbs of LA and a quite disturbing evocation of the true-life murder of an adolescent boy in 1999. Rated: 3/5 Apr 20, 2007 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) You know you're in trouble the second you take a look at Bruce Willis's fake liver spots. Apr 20, 2007 Full Review Jeff Meyers Metro Times (Detroit, MI) This inspired-by-reality tale is essentially an emotional snuff film. It's the kind of misguided effort a middle-aged director indulges in when he wants to reinvent himself as edgy. Rated: C- Nov 6, 2010 Full Review Brian Marder Hollywood.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Teenage dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends kidnap the impressionable younger brother (Anton Yelchin) of a junkie (Ben Foster) who refuses to pay his drug debt. Things change unexpectedly when Frankie (Justin Timberlake), one of Johnny's pals, befriends the youth.
      Director
      Nick Cassavetes
      Executive Producer
      Marina Grasic, Andreas Grosch, Jan Korbelin, Andreas Schmid
      Screenwriter
      Nick Cassavetes
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Nudity|Language|Pervasive Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
      Genre
      Drama, Crime
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 12, 2007, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 8, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $15.2M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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