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Johnny is a Los Angeles drug dealer. He comes from a good family, owns his home, several cars and enjoys partying with his friends. Johnny is 19. When his friend Jake welches on a debt, Johnny and his boys kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Butch and hold him as a marker. Even though Butch has numerous chances to escape, he doesn't. He's enjoying partying with them, losing his virginity and having a... See Full Description
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Drama, Crime/Gangster and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 57 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 12th, 2007 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures Distribution, Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$15,229,325 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Powerful, but not as much as it would like to be." more...
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B- |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...Foster is the best thing in the movie." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Miriam Di Nunzio
"...the film takes on a quasi-documentary look, with grainy effects, unsteady camera shots and quick cutaways." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Justin Timberlake is very good as Frankie..." more...
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B |
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| User Reviews |
Average Grade: B-
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B |
| Just crappy B/S
by saintzfan1
(1/12/2007) |
| 95 out of 210 people found this review helpful |
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| God can anyone make a more stereotypical bad movie than this.Maybe if you are...Full Review |
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D- |
| Alpha Justin
by marc_kharrat
(1/12/2007) |
| 64 out of 97 people found this review helpful |
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| Just got back from a private screening of "Alpha Dog". While watching it, I...Full Review |
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A |
| Good in theory
by rstuckmaier
(1/13/2007) |
| 37 out of 55 people found this review helpful |
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| This movie could've been a great one, I laughed at some parts, thought some of...Full Review |
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C- |
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