Dog Eat Dog
Seen it?2016 | 93 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (49% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Assault on Precinct 13 or River's Edge, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
Ex-cons Troy, Mad Dog, and Diesel are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby and hold it for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the men find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is a matter of life and death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
49% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$184K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Schrader
- Nicolas CageTroy
- Willem DafoeMad Dog
- Christopher Matthew CookDiesel
- Omar J. DorseyMoon Man
- Louisa KrauseZoe
- Melissa BolonaLina
- Reynaldo GallegosChepe
- Chelcie LynnSheila
- Bruce ReizenMaurie
- Nicky WhelanDaniece