Dolittle

PG

Released Jan 17, 2020

1 hr. 40 min.

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Alicia

bummer, I didn't enjoy this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/12/22

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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

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Nancy

it was funny and entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/22

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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

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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

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Kaylene

My family LOVED it!! Hope they make a 2nd one!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/20

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Stephen Gaghan

Director

Robert Downey Jr.

Dr. John Dolittle

Antonio Banderas

King Rassouli

Michael Sheen

Dr. Blair Müdfly

Jim Broadbent

Lord Thomas Badgley

Jessie Buckley

Queen Victoria

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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

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Dolittle ought to have ... done less.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 12, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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Jeffrey Harris

411mania

Not even Robert Downey Jr. hamming it up and acting eccentric and weird is enough to rescue this new adaptation of The Story of Doctor Dolittle from the dregs of awfulness. Director Stephen Gaghan struggles with bringing this type of material to life.

Rated: 3/10

Aug 22, 2022

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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
Executive Producer: Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Bradshaw, Zachary Roth, Jonathan Liebesman
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
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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