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1975 · Movie · 2h 4m · R

Dog Day Afternoon

CriticsCritics: 90
AudienceAudience: 8.1

A planned bank robbery in Brooklyn quickly goes wrong, leaving two would-be robbers in a tense standoff with police and a group of hostages. As negotiations unfold and a crowd gathers outside, the incident becomes a media spectacle, while the motives behind the crime add further complications.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like tense, character-focused crime stories with uneasy humor and a robbery that spirals into public spectacle; Not for you if you want nonstop action or brisk pacing.

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Cast

Al PacinoJohn CazaleCharles DurningChris SarandonJames BroderickPenelope AllenSully BoyarBeulah Garrick

Director

Sidney Lumet

If tonight is a Dog Day Afternoon night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.