Al Pacino,
Carol Kane,
Charles Durning,
Chris Sarandon,
James Broderick
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A desperate and crazed man, with the help of an accomplice, takes a local Brooklyn bank hostage with plans to rob it in order to pay for his lover's sex-change operation.
DVD Release Date: December 16, 1997
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Stats: 3,252 reviews
Flixster Reviews (3,252)
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December 9, 2009I wasn't ready for Dog Day Afternoon. I was expecting a simple heist thriller, albeit one with some very fine acting. Dog Day Afternoon destroyed those expectations, and kept going further and further beyond them. I can't imagine a movie like this, a movie of such scope, being ma...( read more)
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September 7, 2009This is one of Sidney Lumet best. Pacino and Cazale are brilliant together and no one plays the desperate but understanding cop like Durning. A fantastic film. ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!
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March 27, 2009I just don't find 70s flicks very captivating or original these days...
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February 22, 2009Classic! - One of a kind! - Pacino and his cohorts plan a simple bank robbery - which becomes a headliner al around the nation.
"ATTICA! ATTICA!" - hehehe.... arguably one of Pacino's best performances, near the beginning of what is to be an illustrious career, just ...( read more) -
February 3, 2009I wasn't too sure of what to expect from this film at first. Action? Drama? Comedy? In truth, it's all three, an early satire before Natural Born Killers came along twenty years later. Pacino is magnificent in it, not over the top like he usually is and John Cazale is steady as h...( read more)
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December 26, 2009Not the best AL Pacino movie, he has a very better performances. One of the overrated movies
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November 28, 2009Al Pacino steals the screen as it happens in most of the time.Still Sidney Lumet's directing and political way makes the movie better.
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November 24, 2009A great movie and one of the best heist films of all time. Al Pacino gave a tremendous performance, one of his best. It is a story that is both gripping and fun. The twist is very interesting, especially due to the time of its release.
Critic Reviews
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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April 30, 2007I recommend anybody to run and grab this movie. Its the best their was and the best thir is.
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