Show Dogs

PG

Released May 18, 2018

1 hr. 32 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

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63 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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After a failed attempt to recover a stolen baby panda, police dog Max reluctantly teams up with a human FBI agent named Frank. A hot tip leads Max and Frank to Las Vegas for the world's most exclusive dog show. To find the panda, Max goes under cover as a contestant to get the lowdown from his fellow canines. With help from their new friends, the crime-fighting duo must now foil another kidnapping plot and rescue other valuable animals from a gang of greedy smugglers.

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Critics Consensus

Show Dogs may entertain very young viewers, but for anyone else, it threatens the cinematic equivalent of a rolled-up newspaper on the snout.

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BRENDEN J

Show Dog was one of the worse dog movies I have ever seen in my life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Archer C

This movie was one of the best I've seen. I like animal movies,so I may be biased but there were jokes for both young and old viewers and is great for a family movie night.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Kaylen W

Boring and not funny

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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Cyrus K

Awful performances, unfunny jokes, bad CGI, unlikable characters, the essence of your average straight to DVD dog movie, and that controversial deleted scene that basically tells kids to just let people touch their "special area", even if it makes them feel uncomfortable. And yes i felt very dirty and uncomfortable writing that.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/22

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red t

Awful Beyond Belief. Horrible Puns and One Liners, Terribly CGI'd talking dogs, Subpar Cinematography, terrible pacing and a stupid plot to begin with. If I could a 0 out of 5 I would.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The funniest and most original animated family comedy about Hollywood's most-entertaining dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It's a really, really lame, limp movie that isn't funny.

Aug 28, 2018

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Packed with forgettable wisecracks, this is a very American brand of children's entertainment, crass and overbearing but harmless.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 5, 2018

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

There are lots of comic moments at this dog show. Part of the humour is the precise reflection of canine behaviour.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 29, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a second-rate, low-rent disaster that fares poorly even by the standards of movies of this ilk.

Rated: .5/4

Sep 1, 2023

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Harris Dang

The AU Review

There are at least 15 dog movies on Netflix and Miss Congeniality and you can watch all of them in the month free trial, rather than spend money to watch that piece of dog excrement that is Show Dogs.

Rated: 0.5/5

Jan 18, 2019

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Grab the kiddos and head out to see this one, especially if little Joey has always wanted to feast his eyes on a grown man waxing a dog's testicles.

Rated: 0.5/5

Dec 22, 2018

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Synopsis

After a failed attempt to recover a stolen baby panda, police dog Max reluctantly teams up with a human FBI agent named Frank. A hot tip leads Max and Frank to Las Vegas for the world's most exclusive dog show. To find the panda, Max goes under cover as a contestant to get the lowdown from his fellow canines. With help from their new friends, the crime-fighting duo must now foil another kidnapping plot and rescue other valuable animals from a gang of greedy smugglers.

Director: Raja Gosnell
Executive Producer: Tom Ortenberg, Nik Bower, Raja Gosnell, Max Botkin, Scott Lambert, Kassee Whiting, Yu-Fai Suen, Robert Norris, Norman Merry
Screenwriter: Max Botkin, Marc Hyman
Distributor: Global Road Entertainment
Production Co: Riverstone Pictures, Deepak Nayar
Rating: PG (Some Action|Language|Suggestive and Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 18, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M

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