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Dolittle

Play trailer 1:53 Poster for Dolittle PG Released Jan 17, 2020 1h 40m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Dr. John Dolittle lives in solitude behind the high walls of his lush manor in 19th-century England. His only companionship comes from an array of exotic animals that he speaks to on a daily basis. But when young Queen Victoria becomes gravely ill, the eccentric doctor and his furry friends embark on an epic adventure to a mythical island to find the cure.
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Dolittle may be enough to entertain very young viewers, but they deserve better than this rote adaptation's jumbled story and stale humor.

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Tara Brady Irish Times This nothingness doesn't even have the good grace to be a bad movie. The low-point of every single career involved. Rated: 1/5 Feb 13, 2020 Full Review Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) Dolittle ought to have ... done less. Rated: 2/5 Feb 12, 2020 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) It's symptomatic of an awkward, unwieldy movie that has lots of material to show you and lots of surface distractions, but nothing at all to say. Rated: 2/5 Feb 10, 2020 Full Review Mihir Fadnavis Firstpost Robert Downey Jr tries too hard, fully aware he's signed up for a tonally inconsistent train wreck. Rated: 1/5 May 15, 2024 Full Review Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews All in all, Dolittle is a massive fail at all levels. It was meant to be one of the worst movies of the year, and it undoubtedly accomplished this goal. Rated: D- Jul 24, 2023 Full Review Jane Freebury The Canberra Times (Australia) It's not hilarious but it is cheerful, good to look at, and has surely at least managed a pass. Rated: 3/5 Aug 23, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hugo N Not bad. But the original is better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Alicia bummer, I didn't enjoy this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/12/22 Full Review Cori I really hate to do this to RDJ, but actors do have some flops. And this was a flop. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/31/22 Full Review Nancy it was funny and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/06/22 Full Review Gen It was a different take on the classic tale. Kids got bored after an hour tho. Good for older audience. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/21 Full Review judy a I love Robert Downey Jr, but I had to walk out of the theater because it was so boring. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dr. John Dolittle lives in solitude behind the high walls of his lush manor in 19th-century England. His only companionship comes from an array of exotic animals that he speaks to on a daily basis. But when young Queen Victoria becomes gravely ill, the eccentric doctor and his furry friends embark on an epic adventure to a mythical island to find the cure.
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Producer
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Susan Downey
Screenwriter
Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Perfect World Pictures, Universal Pictures, Team Downey
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Brief Language|Some Action)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$77.0M
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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