Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

86

IMDb 2503

8.0

/273277/

Trakt

79

/3561/

TMDb

78

/2766/

Letterboxd

4.3

/241738/

Tomatoes

96

/54/

Audience

90

/110545/

Metacritic

86

/15/

RogerEbert

4.0

Runtime: 125 min.

Status: Released

Certification: R

Parental Guide: 15+

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. 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.

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.bank, tmdb.hostage, tmdb.fbi, tmdb.police, tmdb.bank-robbery, tmdb.brooklyn-new-york-city + 64 more, tmdb.car-procession, tmdb.based-on-magazine-newspaper-or-article, tmdb.heist, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.metacritic-must-see, imdb.shot-in-the-forehead, imdb.robbery-gone-wrong, imdb.robbery-goes-wrong, imdb.shot-in-the-head, imdb.asking-for-forgiveness, imdb.reference-to-barry-goldwater, imdb.reference-to-howard-johnson-s-restaurant, imdb.telephone, imdb.dictating-one-s-will, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.television-camera, imdb.television-reporter, imdb.year-1972, imdb.no-music-during-end-credits, imdb.vito-russo-test-passed, imdb.animal-in-title, imdb.fbi-federal-bureau-of-investigation, imdb.male-police-officer, imdb.based-on-magazine-article, mdblist.certified-fresh, tmdb.bank-cashier, tmdb.attica, tmdb.unhappy-marriage, imdb.heist, imdb.hostage, imdb.robbery, imdb.hostage-situation, imdb.fbi-agent, imdb.airport, imdb.arrest, imdb.theft, imdb.bank-robbery, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.tv-news, imdb.dysfunctional-marriage, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.megaphone, imdb.anti-hero, imdb.persuasion, imdb.social-commentary, imdb.bank-robber, imdb.mob, imdb.police-officer, imdb.stockholm-syndrome, imdb.one-day-timespan, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.obscene-telephone-call, imdb.sex-change-operation, imdb.gay, imdb.gay-criminal, imdb.homo, imdb.1970s, imdb.celebrity, imdb.hostage-negotiator, imdb.heat-wave, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.best-picture-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated

Production companies: Artists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. 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.

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.bank, tmdb.hostage, tmdb.fbi, tmdb.police, tmdb.bank-robbery, tmdb.brooklyn-new-york-city + 64 more, tmdb.car-procession, tmdb.based-on-magazine-newspaper-or-article, tmdb.heist, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.metacritic-must-see, imdb.shot-in-the-forehead, imdb.robbery-gone-wrong, imdb.robbery-goes-wrong, imdb.shot-in-the-head, imdb.asking-for-forgiveness, imdb.reference-to-barry-goldwater, imdb.reference-to-howard-johnson-s-restaurant, imdb.telephone, imdb.dictating-one-s-will, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.television-camera, imdb.television-reporter, imdb.year-1972, imdb.no-music-during-end-credits, imdb.vito-russo-test-passed, imdb.animal-in-title, imdb.fbi-federal-bureau-of-investigation, imdb.male-police-officer, imdb.based-on-magazine-article, mdblist.certified-fresh, tmdb.bank-cashier, tmdb.attica, tmdb.unhappy-marriage, imdb.heist, imdb.hostage, imdb.robbery, imdb.hostage-situation, imdb.fbi-agent, imdb.airport, imdb.arrest, imdb.theft, imdb.bank-robbery, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.tv-news, imdb.dysfunctional-marriage, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.megaphone, imdb.anti-hero, imdb.persuasion, imdb.social-commentary, imdb.bank-robber, imdb.mob, imdb.police-officer, imdb.stockholm-syndrome, imdb.one-day-timespan, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.obscene-telephone-call, imdb.sex-change-operation, imdb.gay, imdb.gay-criminal, imdb.homo, imdb.1970s, imdb.celebrity, imdb.hostage-negotiator, imdb.heat-wave, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.best-picture-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated