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2006 Certificate 15
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A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list. Read more

Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas
Director Nick Cassavetes
Genres Drama

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Alpha Dog

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.

Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, Heather Wahlquist, Chris Marquette
Director Nick Cassavetes
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 57 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 20 Aug 2007
Blu-ray: 20 Aug 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • Currently awaiting trial for ordering the murder of a 15-year-old whose half-brother had run up dope debts, the... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 44 out of 48 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not bad at all.

    This was surprisingly good. It does lack somewhat in depth but I suppose target audience does apply. Willis does a good job acting against type and shock horror ole timberhead is pretty good, though there might be a arguement he was playing himself in most scenes!

      • Not so Silent Bob from Edinburgh
      • Posted 27 Sep 2007 12:26

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Alpha drug

    OH MY GOD, amazing. It is one of those clever films like fight club. Once you walk away from the film you think it is average and then all of a sudden it sinks in and you just think it is incredible, a definate must see of all time. In the first half an hour you need to give it a chance and a soon as you do it is superb. I have nothing more to say apart from 10/10 !!!

      • troy1 from Stockport
      • Posted 20 Aug 2008 19:13

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    Alpha Dog

    • 16 Apr 2007

    A murderous desperado called Jesse James Hollywood? To say that life imitates art doesn't begin to do it justice. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006, Nick Cassavetes' true crime drama Alpha Dog was immediately overtaken by events in March, when Hollywood was finally apprehended after months on the lam, and his defense attorney moved to block the release - a motion dismissed by the court in December. In the interim, Cassavetes (The Notebook) has taken the opportunity to... Read more

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