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Dog Pound

Dog Pound

Drama · 2010

Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

Movie details

Dog Pound

“Fighting back is the only way out.”

2010 Drama 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Dog Pound?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Chapiron

Written by

Jeremie Delon · Kim Chapiron

Adam Butcher

Adam Butcher

Butch

Shane Kippel

Shane Kippel

Davis

M

Mateo Morales

Angel

T

Taylor Poulin

Banks

S

Slim Twig

Max

Dewshane Williams

Dewshane Williams

Frank

Lawrence Bayne

Lawrence Bayne

Goodyear

Court is in session

Put Dog Pound on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.