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Sleeping Dogs

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for Sleeping Dogs R Released Mar 22, 2024 1h 51m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this gripping crime thriller, Russell Crowe stars as Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth -- sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
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Forgetting to give Russell Crowe a compelling mystery to solve, Sleeping Dogs lies down rather than stands on its own.

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Stephen Romei The Australian The murder mystery Sleeping Dogs is Russell Crowe's best film for a while. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald It’s an engrossing plunge into the film noir tradition and it’s a pleasure to watch Crowe embody the very fallible Freeman. Rated: 4/5 Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is certainly not a crime thriller in the dourly realistic “cold case” vein; it is outrageously over-the-top at all times, with crazy and almost dreamlike convolutions of plot, and yet its silliness is enjoyably dramatised. Rated: 3/5 Jun 18, 2024 Full Review Trace Sauveur Loud and Clear Reviews Russell Crowe brings his typical bravura to Sleeping Dogs but can’t save this overly familiar and tattily written detective yarn. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 8, 2025 Full Review John McDonald Australian Financial Review There is a mystery to be solved, and a parallel mystery in Roy’s mind as to how much of the murder he remembers. Little by little, the two strands converge, not without further mayhem. Oct 8, 2024 Full Review John Serba Decider Let Sleeping Dogs lie. Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan H Best movie I've seen in a minute. Well done pot-boiler! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Pongo K Very sophisticated, and difficult to follow all the twists and turns. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Sagio O Every body has a right to an opinion. Thank goodness I don't I let others influence mine. Loved the movie and the plot twist. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Lloyd S It wasn't bad. Good plot twist at the end. It passed the time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Vickie J Absolutely amazing!! Best movie I've seen in a long time. Mystery suspense with tons of cliff hangers and leaves you with your mouth widen open at the end! Russell Crowe....he never fails! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review Jack S Cool old school romp. Not a perfect 5, but a fun Friday night watch. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this gripping crime thriller, Russell Crowe stars as Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth -- sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
Director
Adam Cooper
Producer
Mark Fasano, Adam Cooper, Deborah Glover, Pouya Shahbazian, Bill Collage, Arun Kumar
Screenwriter
Adam Cooper, Bill Collage
Distributor
The Avenue
Production Co
Film Victoria
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2024
Runtime
1h 51m
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