Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- chilling
- paranoid
- brooding
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found Russell Crowe committed but considered the familiar mystery overlong and its twists insufficiently compelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Roy Freeman's memory loss makes the murder investigation dependent on incomplete and unstable recollections.
Roy's investigation uncovers secrets that challenge his understanding of his forgotten past.
The murder case is inseparable from Roy's confused identity and the consequences of his past.
The brutal murder, death-row connections, and buried secrets create a sustained atmosphere of psychological unease.
Films like Sleeping Dogs, and why
Memento
memory-impaired investigator, identity confusion, and a fractured mystery structure
Shutter Island
a troubled detective pursuing buried criminal secrets through a dark procedural mystery
Before I Go to Sleep
neo-noir investigation, unreliable memories, and psychologically destabilizing revelations
Movie Details
- Director
- Adam Cooper
- Release Date
- 2024-03-21
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (666)
Cast
- Russell Crowe
- Karen Gillan
- Marton Csokas
- Tommy Flanagan
- Thomas M. Wright
- Harry Greenwood
- Pacharo Mzembe
- Lynn Gilmartin
- Paula Arundell
- Elizabeth Blackmore
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleeping Dogs about?
- A memory-impaired former detective reopens a brutal murder case and finds his own forgotten identity embedded in its darkest clues.
- What is Sleeping Dogs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleeping Dogs as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sleeping Dogs violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sleeping Dogs as moderate.
- What did critics think of Sleeping Dogs?
- Critics generally found Russell Crowe committed but considered the familiar mystery overlong and its twists insufficiently compelling.
- Which films are like Sleeping Dogs?
- Films with a similar feel include Memento, Shutter Island, and Before I Go to Sleep.
- How long is Sleeping Dogs?
- Sleeping Dogs runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleeping Dogs?
- In United States, Sleeping Dogs is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
