Good Boy

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Good Boy

PG-13

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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Audience Says

While narratively slim, Good Boy is a rare, bone-chilling treat -- an emotionally resonant horror movie with a slobberingly fresh point of view.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

6d

This dog has personality and can really act.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Dec 3

3/5

Is it nepotism when a film’s director casts his dog in the lead role? Thankfully, it works in this high-concept supernatural thriller...

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Oct 31

3/4

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.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Dec 29

79/100

Keep your tail wagging because you’ve got a treat coming in the form of the most unique breakthrough performance of the year in Indy the dog.

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

Dec 12

4/5

Leonberg is arguably among this year’s freshest voices—not just in horror, but in cinema as a whole—and his debut makes for a consistently interesting and engaging work of art.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Dec 9

5/5

A haunted house story that gives us a different perspective on illness and death through the eyes of a dog.

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Andrew B

Dec 26

Indy was fabulous but the humans actors and the mostly nothing scares left me wanting more

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Marcos Alfaro

Dec 17

It's Alright. But From The Dog's POV.

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Sarrah

Nov 14

Creative and entertaining! Loved to learn how it was made at the end!

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chrys

Nov 8

Heart felt horror! Chills ya to the bone!

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fidel

Nov 7

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

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Sub R

Nov 6

The dogs acting was phenomenal!! Loved that Goodboy, hope he wins so many awards! Was so entertaining , felt like I was watching a movie based off an old novel like the monkey paw

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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
Screenwriter: Alex Cannon
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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