Alpha Dog
2006 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 6.6 · 54% critics
A tough young drug dealer and his crew go after an unpaid debt, and their retaliation escalates when they kidnap a teen hostage from the other family. As the situation spirals, the crew’s choices push fear and tension higher, turning a reckless plan into a nightmare for everyone involved.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-01-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,515 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Alpha Dog if you enjoy unsettling, true-crime style dramas with a fast spiral from bad decisions to chaos; Not for you if you’re sensitive to kidnapping themes, heavy language, or graphic violence like Lonely Hearts.
Pros: tense true-crime energy; strong ensemble acting; believable character chemistry | Cons: heavy language; disturbing violence; upsetting subject matter
Themes
- california
- kidnapping
- hostage
- swimming pool
- marijuana
- drugs
Cast & crew
Emile Hirsch
as Johnny Truelove
Bruce Willis
as Sonny Truelove
Amanda Seyfried
as Julie Beckley
Justin Timberlake
as Frankie Ballenbacher
Shawn Hatosy
as Elvis Schmidt
Ben Foster
as Jake Mazursky
Harry Dean Stanton
as Cosmo Gadabeeti
Matthew Barry
as Interviewer (as Matt Barry)
Fernando Vargas
as Tiko "TKO" Martinez
Vincent Kartheiser
as Pick Giaimo
Directed by Nick Cassavetes