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Dog Day Afternoon
1975
· Movie
· 125 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #189
- IMDb #317
- Google retired #817
- Rotten Tomatoes #331
- Metacritic #188
- Letterboxd #113
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #520
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #513
- Metacritic Critics #358
- Metacritic Audience #132
- Criticker #177
- Douban #195
- Kinopoisk #929
- AlloCiné #416
- Trakt #351
Every rating
71–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on films →Two inexperienced crooks attempt to rob a Brooklyn bank to pay for a loved one's surgery. The heist quickly spirals into a chaotic disaster, trapping them inside with the employees. A massive police response and media circus erupts, turning the failed robbery into a tense public spectacle and negotiation.
Details
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writer
- Frank Pierson
- Based on
- The Dog
- Released
- 21 September 1975
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $56.7M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (39) →
Awards & nominations
See all 32 →2 major awards won · 13 wins from 32 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Original Screenplay | Frank Pierson | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1975 | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Frank Pierson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Supporting Actor | Chris Sarandon | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Director | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Picture | Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Film Editing | Dede Allen | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1975 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Frank Pierson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Dede Allen | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Chris Sarandon | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Frank Pierson | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Frank Pierson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | John Cazale | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Charles Durning | Nominee |
| New Star of the Year – Actor | Chris Sarandon | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Winner |
| Best Director | Sidney Lumet | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Al Pacino (also for The Godfather Part II ) | Winner |
| Best Editing | Dede Allen | Winner |
| Best Direction | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sidney Lumet | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Frank Pierson | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jack Fitzstephens, Richard Cirincione, Sandy Packow, Stephen A. Rotter, James Sabat and Dick Vorisek | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Winner |
| Golden Shell | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| David Special Award | Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Charles Durning | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Chris Sarandon | Nominee |