Dog Pound

Dog Pound

Fighting back is the only way out.

Directed by Kim Chapiron

Produced by Angoa-Agicoa, Téléfilm Canada

201091 min7.2 / 10

A bleak, distressing portrait of youth incarceration that emphasizes brutality, hopelessness, and the dehumanizing machinery of the juvenile justice system.

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

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  • Is Dog Pound sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Dog Pound violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Dog Pound easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Dog Pound end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Dog Pound scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Dog Pound

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dog Pound, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dog Pound, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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