Sleeping Dogs
Seen it?2024 | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 Memento, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 172K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Adam Cooper
- Russell CroweRoy Freeman
- Karen GillanLaura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
- Marton CsokasDr. Joseph Wieder
- Tommy FlanaganJimmy Remis
- Thomas M. WrightWayne Devereaux
- Harry GreenwoodRichard Finn
- Pacharo MzembeIsaac Samuel
- Lynn GilmartinDiane Lynch
- Paula ArundellSusan Avery
- Elizabeth BlackmoreDana Finn