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Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

Jan 27, 2006
122 min
CrimeDramaThriller
6.7/ 10
1,438 votes

Overview

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'

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TMDB
6.7/10
1,438 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
110,480 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
54%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
53/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$9,500,000Production cost
Box Office$32,400,000Worldwide gross
Profit$22,900,000Profitable
ROI
+241.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$15,309,602Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"One crime. 38 witnesses. No way back."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$9,500,000

Revenue

$32,400,000

Production Companies

A-Mark EntertainmentUniversal PicturesSidney Kimmel EntertainmentCapitol FilmsVIP 2 Medienfonds

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