Sleeping Dogs
Seen it?1978 | 107 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Escape from New York, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$450K worldwide on a $308K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 100K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roger Donaldson
- Sam NeillSmith
- Ian MuneBullen
- Warren OatesCol. Willoughby
- Nevan RoweGloria
- Donna AkerstenMary
- Ian WatkinDudley
- William JohnsonCousins
- Melissa DonaldsonMelissa
- Dougal StevensonNews Reader
- Bernard KearnsPrime Minister