Dog Man
Seen it?2025 | 89 min | Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Action
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (82% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.4 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and families. If you loved Zootopia 2, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
82% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$146 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 412K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Hastings
- Peter HastingsDog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House (voice)
- Pete DavidsonPetey the Cat (voice)
- Lil Rel HoweryChief (voice)
- Isla FisherSarah Hatoff (voice)
- Lucas Hopkins CalderonLi'l Petey (voice)
- Ricky GervaisFlippy (voice)
- Poppy LiuButler (voice)
- Stephen RootGrampa (voice)
- Billy BoydSeamus (voice)
- LuenellMilly (voice)