Good Boy

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Good Boy

PG-13

Oct 2025

1h 13m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Our canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner--and best friend--Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corners, tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant’s grim death. When Todd begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife.

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Critics Consensus

Good Boy is a visually striking, emotionally devastating horror film that eschews genre conventions to deliver a uniquely haunting and conceptually ambitious experience.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

So come on, throw ‘Good Boy’ a bone. For 73 tense, terrifying minutes, the audience is one with a dog who knows what we can’t. Stick with this pup if you’re looking for horror with heart this Halloween and beyond.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 31, 2025

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The story itself is relatively slim, but the picture manages to be both hair-raising and heartbreaking.

Oct 16, 2025

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

The central star-making performance in this haunted house horror is worth the price of admission.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2025

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

There are a couple of shocks there that over-explain what isn't happening, but it's worth it take a look at it. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 11, 2025

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

Good Boy is a quietly creepy tale with a genuinely involving and emotionally affecting central premise, and it’s that which really sets it apart from similar films, particularly by the end.

Nov 9, 2025

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Aglaia Berlutti

Hipertextual

Director Ben Leonberg's Good Boy is a curiosity in the horror film genre. That's because it subverts the film's perspective to focus its attention on Indy, a retriever who can sense the presence of spirits. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: B

Nov 9, 2025

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chrys

Heart felt horror! Chills ya to the bone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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fidel

good family movie .. when a faithful dog battles the angel of death!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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Trenton B

Good start but bad ending

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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Kristie

Best performance of the year

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Stephen

Horror movie from a dog's perspective - fun creepy movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Kathleen H

Emotive canine, truly a horror story told from the dogs perspective. Really ratchets up the tension. Heart breaking tale. So relieved to see the short at credits end showing how they filmed the dogs reaction to non-threatening things but used visual clues in the editing to convincingly suggest otherwise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Synopsis

Our canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner--and best friend--Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corners, tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant’s grim death. When Todd begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife.

Director: Ben Leonberg
Producer: Kari Fischer, Ben Leonberg
Screenwriter: Alex Cannon, Ben Leonberg
Distributor: Independent Film Company
Production Co: What's Wrong With Your Dog?
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Strong Language|Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.6M
Runtime: 1h 13m

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