Dog Man

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Dog Man

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When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve--and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery, Get Out, Free Guy), he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson; Saturday Night Live, The King of Staten Island). Petey's latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man. When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey reluctantly join forces in an action-packed race against time to rescue the young kitten. In the process, they discover the power of family (and kittens!) to bring even the most hostile foes together.

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Realizing Dav Pilkey's canine creation with a frenzied energy that never lets up, Dog Man will delight kids while throwing their parents a bone.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

Adapted with a silly, self-referential charm by writer-director Peter Hastings, resulting in a cutely frenetic but narratively somewhat flimsy animated feature.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 2, 2025

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

A silly, hyperactive, generally sweet kids’ movie that should prove diverting to its intended audience and not totally grueling for the parents who have to go along.

Jan 31, 2025

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

It may come from a bestselling series, but a family film this thoughtfully constructed is actually an antidote to soulless, IP-oriented entertainment. It takes a lot of work to be this ridiculous. And — pay attention, studios — it’s totally worth it.

Jan 31, 2025

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

The rapid-fire silliness of Dog Man would work better in short chunks. By the end, the movie put me in a good mood leaving the theater.

Feb 1, 2025

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Rick Romancito

The Taos News

As long as you push way down in the back of your mind how “Dog Man” came to be, this is one of the happiest, strangest, delightful and fun animated movies to come along in a long time.

Rated: B+

Feb 1, 2025

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Crude and irreverent yet also charming and warm-hearted, this adaptation is an unwieldy expansion of material that’s more amusing in smaller doses.

Jan 31, 2025

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Sandy

One of the better animated ones in a long time!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Isabella

The movie was great it had a lot of detail everything was clean it was cute it followed the books it was the best movie ever created.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Angel

My kids (age 4, 7, and 10) all loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Carlos

Great movie for the little ones

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Tammy

Loved the movie. Cute and funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Rudy V

Funny kids also loved it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Peter Hastings

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Pete Davidson

Petey the Cat

Lil Rel Howery

Chief

Isla Fisher

Sarah Hatoff

Poppy Liu

Butler

Stephen Root

Grampa

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Dog Man: Movie Clip - Half Dog, Half Man, ALL HERO!

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Dog Man: Movie Clip - Petey Tried to Clone Himself.... it was NOT GOOD

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Dog Man: Exclusive Movie Clip - Dog Man Has Got to Go

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Dog Man: Featurette - Fun In The Booth with Ricky Gervais

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Dog Man: Exclusive Featurette - Fun In The Booth: Pete Davidson

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Dog Man: Featurette - Fun In The Booth with Lil Rel

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Dog Man: Featurette - Fun In The Booth with Isla Fisher

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Dog Man: Featurette - Dogmanas

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Dog Man: Exclusive Featurette - A Look Inside

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Synopsis

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve--and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery, Get Out, Free Guy), he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson; Saturday Night Live, The King of Staten Island). Petey's latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man. When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey reluctantly join forces in an action-packed race against time to rescue the young kitten. In the process, they discover the power of family (and kittens!) to bring even the most hostile foes together.

Director: Peter Hastings
Producer: Karen Foster
Screenwriter: Dav Pilkey
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Some Action and Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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