Sleeping Dogs
2024 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.0 · 44% critics
A retired detective with a failing memory is pulled back into a murder case he can’t recall, with an execution date looming. As he retraces old interviews and evidence, he uncovers a trail of hidden connections, betrayals, and unsettling clues that suggest the past may be more personal than he ever realized.
Based on The Book of Mirrors
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (631 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, easy-to-follow mystery about unreliable memory and old secrets, with steady tension and a noir feel; Not for you if you hate slow pacing or familiar twists like The Girl on the Train.
Pros: strong lead performance; moody noir vibe; intriguing memory mystery | Cons: slow middle stretch; clunky dialogue; predictable twists
Themes
- baseball bat
- alzheimer's disease
- memory loss
- psychological thriller
- former detective
- a teia
- death row inmate
- buried secrets
- identity confusion
- unreliable memories
- past resurfacing
- cold case investigation
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Russell Crowe
as Roy Freeman
Karen Gillan
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Marton Csokas
as Dr. Joseph Wieder
Tommy Flanagan
as Jimmy Remis
Thomas M. Wright
as Wayne Devereaux
Harry Greenwood
as Richard Finn
Pacharo Mzembe
as Isaac Samuel
Lynn Gilmartin
as Diane Lynch
Paula Arundell
as Susan Avery
Elizabeth Blackmore
as Dana Finn
Directed by Adam Cooper