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2016 • 1h 33min • Not Rated • Thriller, Crime, Drama

Dog Eat Dog

Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.

IMDb 4.8

RT 49%

MC 53

Director

Paul Schrader

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Matthew Wilder

Edward Bunker

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Nicolas Cage

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Willem Dafoe

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Christopher Matthew Cook

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Omar J. Dorsey

Moon Man

Louisa Krause

Zoe

Melissa Bolona

Lina

Reynaldo Gallegos

Chepe

Chelcie Lynn

Sheila

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