Show Dogs
Seen it?2018 | 90 min | Adventure, Crime, Family, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. If you loved Zootopia 2 or Dog Man, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$40 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raja Gosnell
- Will ArnettAgent Frank Nicholas
- LudacrisMax (voice)
- Natasha LyonneMattie
- Jordin SparksDaisy (voice)
- Gabriel IglesiasSprinkles (voice)
- Shaquille O'NealKarma (voice)
- Omar ChaparroSeñor Gabriel
- Stanley TucciPhilippe (voice)
- Oliver TompsettChauncey
- Andy BeckwithBerne