Rock Dog

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Rock Dog

PG

Released Feb 24, 2017

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Music

Animation

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For the Tibetan mastiffs on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff -- guard a peaceful village of sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, mastiff leader Khampa forbids all music. However, when his son Bodi discovers a radio that fell from the sky, it takes just a few guitar licks for the lad's fate to be sealed. Wanting to be a rock 'n' roll star, Bodi heads to the city to locate Angus Scattergood, a legendary musician who needs to write a new song.

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Critics Consensus

Rock Dog is amiable enough, but its second-tier animation and uninspired story add up to a movie whose meager charms are likely to escape all but the youngest and least demanding viewers.

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

This Chinese-American production may make decent television for children on a rainy day, but there's not enough thrilling action or comedy for the big screen.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 15, 2017

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Brannon composes the odd amusing sight gag, but homogenises his notionally eastern backdrop terribly ...

Rated: 2/5

Jun 15, 2017

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

The definition of 'rock' here seems to be winsome be-yourself ballads with a smattering of guitar.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 12, 2017

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

A decent watch for families.

Rated: C

Feb 21, 2019

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

While the voice talent is nothing more than competent, the mediocre animation is good enough and the funny characters are likeable enough that it's not a total loss.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2018

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Rendy Jones

Rendy Reviews

Has impressive designs and a handful of humorous moments, but it's generic storytelling and slow pacing has it be just another average animated film aimed at young audiences.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 30, 2018

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Will S

It is one of my best child hood movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Adrian E

I HATE ROCK DOG!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Jackman L

Often exciting, Rock Dog may have dull animation, but its characters and story are earnest and thoughtful enough to stand out from other animated classics.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Kervin G

I gave Rock Dog a chance to watch this movie for a bit of curiosity and honestly the movie is just okay. Rock Dog is about a movie named Bodi Tibetan Mastiff alongside his father Khanpa who lives in a place called Snow Mountain where all sheep live to make wool. Bodi wanted to be a musician rather than a guard. The movie didn't really bring up the music. It just felt a bit plain and the story is just only good and not really the best. And the Mafia Wolf Linux didn't have any reason why they won't eat the sheep. It felt like it was an organization that was gathered by cannibals. I really like their main song Glorious felt soothing and the best way to travel. However, despite this movie is all about trying to "find your flame" it did not mix music and martial arts combined (Unless it's the Def Jam games) It's not a perfect movie but still, it's good to watch something new.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/23

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Ed

Can we just talk about the amazing character design of the main dog (also cat and fox and wolf and sheep, so I guess everyone)? Also, I always love myself some goofily bad villains. Reminds me a lot of Zootopia and Sing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Tommy's House of Vlogs C

Rock Dog, while entertaining in it's own right, was a pretty semi-decent offering, with semi-decent characters, semi-decent fantasy elements, and a semi-decent plot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Ash Brannon

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Luke Wilson

Bodi

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Angus Scattergood

J.K. Simmons

Khampa

Lewis Black

Linnux

Kenan Thompson

Riff

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Synopsis

For the Tibetan mastiffs on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff -- guard a peaceful village of sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, mastiff leader Khampa forbids all music. However, when his son Bodi discovers a radio that fell from the sky, it takes just a few guitar licks for the lad's fate to be sealed. Wanting to be a rock 'n' roll star, Bodi heads to the city to locate Angus Scattergood, a legendary musician who needs to write a new song.

Director: Ash Brannon
Producer: Amber Wang, Joyce Lou, David B. Miller, Rob Feng, Zheng Jun
Screenwriter: Ash Brannon, Kurt Voelker
Distributor: Summit Premiere
Production Co: Timeless Films, Eracme Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media Corp., Huayi Tencent Entertainment Company, Mandoo Pictures, Dream Factory Group
Rating: PG (Action and Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 24, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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