Dog Pound
A fiercely defiant teenager enters a Montana youth prison and confronts a system where resistance can deepen the cycle of violence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- intense
- distressing
- serious film night
- social issue cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an intense and distressing prison drama whose harshness may limit its appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Butch is confined to the Enola Vale Youth Correctional Center, where detention procedures and inmate power structures drive the story.
Butch arrives after blinding an abusive correctional officer and continues meting out retribution against perceived injustices.
The prison environment is presented as distressing and intensely hostile, with cycles of abuse and retaliation dominating the characters' lives.
Seventeen-year-old Butch and other young detainees must navigate correctional abuse and inmate violence while forming their identities.
Films like Dog Pound, and why
Scum
shared juvenile incarceration setting, brutal institutional power dynamics, and bleak coming-of-age drama
Animal Factory
shared prison drama intensity, oppressive authority figures, and escalating cycles of violence
Short Term 12
shared youth detention setting, social realism, and confrontational institutional critique
Movie Details
- Director
- Kim Chapiron
- Release Date
- 2010-04-24
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (417)
Cast
- Adam Butcher
- Shane Kippel
- Mateo Morales
- Taylor Poulin
- Slim Twig
- Dewshane Williams
- Lawrence Bayne
- Trent McMullen
- Jeff McEnery
- Bryan Murphy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dog Pound about?
- A fiercely defiant teenager enters a Montana youth prison and confronts a system where resistance can deepen the cycle of violence.
- What is Dog Pound like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dog Pound as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dog Pound violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dog Pound as brutal.
- What did critics think of Dog Pound?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an intense and distressing prison drama whose harshness may limit its appeal.
- Which films are like Dog Pound?
- Films with a similar feel include Scum, Animal Factory, and Short Term 12.
- How long is Dog Pound?
- Dog Pound runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dog Pound?
- In United States, Dog Pound is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
