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Man's Best Friend

1993 ·1h 37m · ★ 5.9 (136)

A genetic research facility worker exposes animal abuses there to a local TV reporter, who frees and takes in a genetically altered dog from the lab, unaware that he has a violent streak.

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Director

John Lafia John Lafia
3 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationAnimal HarmMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

dogkillermutated

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