Dragged Across Concrete

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Dragged Across Concrete

R

2019

2h 39m

Crime

Drama

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Police partners descend into the criminal underworld after they are suspended for assaulting a suspect on video.

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As grim and grinding as its title, Dragged Across Concrete opts for slow-burning drama instead of high-speed thrills -- and has just the right cast to make it work.

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

08/04/2020

3/5

The dialogue has a nicely off-kilter feel.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/24/2019

Dirty, angry, and it feels like it wants to pick a fight with you.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

08/28/2019

4/5

Dragged Across Concrete feels like you're dangling on the end of a meat hook. It's painful and tense and at the same time, a little ridiculous... Even then, it's full of surprises, and riches for those who like it darker.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

2/5

The film is meant to be an endurance test, from its usage of violence and slurs, to its surprising slow burn, something you don’t often see with films of this calibre. But it doesn’t have enough focus to be riveting.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

07/09/2024

Dragged Across Concrete does what I hope more films had the bravery to do – challenge our beliefs, and make us challenge ourselves in the process.

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Ross McIndoe

The Skinny

07/04/2024

3/5

Dragged Across Concrete is an excellent action flick with leads who, when they aren’t bitching about cell phones or correcting Black people’s grammar, are an absolute blast to be around.

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Allan C

@RT15713161 Jun 25

Unique, tough little crime film Dragged Across Concrete (2000) ***** A tough, slow-burning crime thriller, Dragged Across Concrete finds writer-director S. Craig Zahler putting his own offbeat spin on the heist genre, with richly drawn characters, stellar performances, and a constant sense that anything can happen. Zahler’s unflinching violence, taboo subject matter, and refusal to play by mainstream rules make for a uniquely gripping experience, even when the film’s political undercurrents are uncomfortable. Deliberate, brutal, and endlessly engaging, it’s essential viewing for fans of gritty, unconventional crime cinema. SEE LETTERBOXED FOR FULL REVIEW

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Squirt R.

@Squirt_Reynolds May 15

Shout out to Big Mel for always speaking the truth.

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AJ D.

@oriented Mar 22

Underrated movie. Great story, great action.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 3

A very thrilling action movie!

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Shannon V

@Shannon54321 Jan 31

Happy that Jennifer Carpenter was in this. Sad about the length of time to build the disjointed story. The main reason I didn’t like it was that in all the time there was in the length of this movie, it didn’t make me truly understand or feel for the characters. There was a lack of important details about their lives. There were some hints but not enough to understand them and feel anything about them, even though there was plenty of time to build those into the plot.

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Guillermo A

@Guillermo.Almeida Jan 25

The best Neo-Noir movie, in all the best...

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Synopsis

Police partners descend into the criminal underworld after they are suspended for assaulting a suspect on video.

Director: S. Craig Zahler
Producer: Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier, Tyler Jackson, Jack Heller, Sefton Fincham
Screenwriter: S. Craig Zahler
Distributor: Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Unified Pictures, Look to the Sky Films, Cinestate
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2019
Runtime: 2h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)