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My Dog Tulip

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90% Tomatometer 59 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Despite a lack of affinity for dogs, a confirmed bachelor (Christopher Plummer) adopts an Alsatian and forms a close bond with his new companion.
My Dog Tulip

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Critics Consensus

A beautifully animated diversion, My Dog Tulip is as comforting and delightful as cuddling with your own canine companion.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator 08/30/2018
A tender and exquisite animation about one man and his dog which gets as close to what it is to love dogs as I've ever encountered. Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 05/06/2011
3/5
Affably voiced by Christopher Plummer, Ackerley is at once enormously affectionate and beadily observan, while the clever graphic style marks the switch between straightforward narration and surreal doggy reverie. Go to Full Review
David Sexton London Evening Standard 05/06/2011
2/5
In truth, it's boring. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/09/2022
An emotive story of love between Ackerley and his dog Tulip. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
3/4
This is no typical "boy and his dog" movie, this is a joyous and warmhearted work of art. Go to Full Review
Cathleen Schine The New York Review of Books 11/05/2018
Like the book, the film is fiercely intelligent, funny, tender, and delightfully scatological. It is so thoroughly and naturally a film for adults that it makes live-action movies seem almost childish in comparison. Go to Full Review
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andres s 10/02/2020 Interesting art style. I can't tell whether or not I like it. Very loose lines and messy. Jeez this dog is way too high maintenance and too much to handle. But I'm glad she found an owner who loves her. The way the characters are animated and the way they move throw me off. It looks weird. I honestly couldn't get into this movie. I don't really care about a dog and it's relationship with it's owner, especially if it's an animation and the animation and art looks crappy. Didn't really get my attention and I pretty much fell asleep to it. Sorry See more 04/28/2019 very sympathetic portrayal of a man's empathy for his dog. Loved the vet. See more 08/28/2015 dreamy, just as magical as the book! See more 01/03/2015 amazing animated documentary. See more 10/13/2013 Singular in style and execution, My Dog Tuplip, with its bracingly abrupt yet unequivocally poetic dialogue, draws many parallels between the seemingly natural activities dogs engage in and the cruel way of the human world. See more nilufer e @Nilicim 06/23/2013 It was one of the most entertaining animations I've ever watched. The drawings reminded me of "The Triplets of Belleville" but this was funnier and cute. Gotta read J.R.Ackerley now! Oh and the voice acting of Christopher Plummer is superb! See more Read all reviews
My Dog Tulip

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Movie Info

Synopsis Despite a lack of affinity for dogs, a confirmed bachelor (Christopher Plummer) adopts an Alsatian and forms a close bond with his new companion.
Director
Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger
Producer
Howard Kaminsky, Frank Pellegrino, Norman Twain
Screenwriter
Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Genre
Drama, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2010, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 7, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$246.6K
Runtime
1h 21m