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Movies like Dog Day Afternoon

Not everyone loves Dog Day Afternoon for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Dog Day Afternoon

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  1. You like Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber.

  2. You like a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn.

  3. You like a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Donnie Brasco1997

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like Al Pacino as a tired gangster who trusts the wrong man.

  • Detainment2018

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn

    Good for you if you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations.

  • Inside Man2006

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like a hostage standoff played out in calm negotiation calls.

  • Heat1995

    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like two men who respect each other and must collide.

  • MINDHUNTER2017

    • a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn

    Good for you if you like stories built on real cases and real killers.

  • GoodFellas1990

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber

    Good for you if you like a funny guy who's frightening.

  • Black Bird2022

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn
    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like long conversations in a cell where one wrong word ruins everything.

  • American Gangster2007

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn

    Good for you if you like a story loosely based on the real Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts.

  • Captain Phillips2013

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a film drawn from a real robbery in 1970s Brooklyn
    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like being trapped in a small boat with the hijackers.

  • Phone Booth2003

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber
    • a standoff that stretches through one hot afternoon

    Good for you if you like a call where hanging up means dying.

  • The Irishman2019

    • Al Pacino as a desperate, talkative robber

    Good for you if you like legends acting together one last time.

Reasons taken from Dog Day Afternoon's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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