Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

"Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did."
ThumbScore
👍 85%
Critics Score
🎬 91% (RT: 96%, MC: 86)
CrimeDramaThriller
Director
Sidney Lumet
Runtime
2h 4m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Votes
3,300
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
86
Overview
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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