Is Sleeping Dogs scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sleeping Dogs end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sleeping Dogs sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sleeping Dogs violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sleeping Dogs easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sleeping Dogs

Name: Sleeping Dogs
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1978
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Sam Neill, Ian Mune, Warren Oates, Nevan Rowe, Donna Akersten

What happens when you're hunted...and there's no place to run!

Directed by Roger Donaldson

Produced by New Zealand Film Commission, Aardvark Films

1978107 min5.6 / 10

A tense political thriller about a reluctant man caught between warring factions in a dystopian civil conflict, hunted and framed with nowhere to turn.

Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.

Clusters

Corruption and Distrust Revenge Gone Wrong Historical War Movies Time Travel Movies European Countries

Genres

Action Drama Thriller

Keywords

Civil War Based On Novel Or Book Dystopia New Zealand

Questions people ask

Is Sleeping Dogs scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Sleeping Dogs end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Sleeping Dogs sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Sleeping Dogs violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Sleeping Dogs easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.