Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

Name: Dog Day Afternoon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1975
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 8

“Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.”

8IMDb

96%Rotten Tomatoes

86Metascore

CrimeDramaThriller2h 4m

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.