Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 White Dog violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 White Dog easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 White Dog end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

White Dog

Name: White Dog
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1982
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker, Christa Lang

When man’s best friend becomes his fiercest enemy…

Directed by Samuel Fuller

Produced by Paramount Pictures

198290 min6.6 / 10

A provocative, unflinching allegory about systemic racism and human corruption, told through the horrifying discovery that a beloved dog has been weaponized against Black people.

Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is White Dog sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is White Dog violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is White Dog scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is White Dog easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does White Dog end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

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