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DogMan

Original title: Dogman
  • 2023
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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DogMan (2023)
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
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Coming-of-AgePsychological DramaActionCrimeDramaThriller

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

  • Director
    • Luc Besson
  • Writer
    • Luc Besson
  • Stars
    • Caleb Landry Jones
    • Jojo T. Gibbs
    • Christopher Denham
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,727
    496
    • Director
      • Luc Besson
    • Writer
      • Luc Besson
    • Stars
      • Caleb Landry Jones
      • Jojo T. Gibbs
      • Christopher Denham
    • 117User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Douglas Munrow
    Jojo T. Gibbs
    Jojo T. Gibbs
    • Evelyn
    Christopher Denham
    Christopher Denham
    • Ackerman
    Clemens Schick
    Clemens Schick
    • Mike Munrow
    John Charles Aguilar
    • El Verdugo
    Grace Palma
    Grace Palma
    • Salma Bailey
    Iris Bry
    Iris Bry
    • Douglas' Mother
    Marisa Berenson
    Marisa Berenson
    • Aristocrat
    Lincoln Powell
    • Douglas Munrow (Teenager)
    Alexander Settineri
    Alexander Settineri
    • Richie Munrow
    Michael Garza
    Michael Garza
    • Juan
    Bianca Melgar
    Bianca Melgar
    • Lola Rodriguez
    C.C. DeNeira
    C.C. DeNeira
    • Mrs. Rodriguez
    Joe Sheridan
    Joe Sheridan
    • Rodney
    Emeric Bernard-Jones
    Emeric Bernard-Jones
    • Drag Cher
    Kyran Thrax
    Kyran Thrax
    • Drag Madonna
    • (as Kyran Peet)
    Cameron Alexander
    • Cabaret MC
    Jérémy Finet
    • Drag Annie Lennox
    • Director
      • Luc Besson
    • Writer
      • Luc Besson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews117

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    7fleurlily-15190

    Interesting

    I finally watched Dogman and didn't expect to like it. The story was very interesting and made me curious about the ultimate fate of the main character. I think Luc Besson is quite good at writing and portraying the character of Douglas. His character also develops throughout the story and is not stuck in a certain situation and certainly not pretentious. What I like about this film is that the dialogues are quite meaningful and in accordance with the reality of human life. A little bit religious. Despite the controversy of Luc Besson, I admit that he is quite good at making films. This film is worthy and fun to watch.
    7sammy-gibson

    Great movie for Dog Lovers!

    Due to the fact that I'm a Dog Lover I'm probably a little biased. However, I did think this was a well done movie. It had an "Indie" feel to it.

    It also had a very heart wrenching story line to boot. I also went into this not expecting anything really. Boy was I surprised! I found myself glued to the screen. Like I said I personally am a dog lover, but this did have a great story. The acting by the main character was very good.

    To be fair it is probably not for everyone, but if you are a dog lover this one is a must watch! The story illustrates just how loyal, and healing a good dog can be in a person's life. In this case a lot of dogs...lol.

    I would totally watch this one again!
    7BoBo_Goal32

    Caleb Landry Jones? where do I sign in?

    Caleb Landry Jones probably didn't meant to do anything else in life but act. He doesn't pass for anything but a brilliant actor that can play with every role he will get. One I saw his name as the leading actor in this movie, it wasn't even a question. Luc Besson made me to suspect, but I was already invested in the leading actor, so it was a deal breaker.

    It is a story about an outsider that suffered a massive childhood trauma which made him to be something else. At night he goes out and dresses with a costume, that makes him unrecognized and he also act as a local robin hood. His name is: "Dogman". He can't fly, shoot webs or even stand or walk, for this matter. And no, he isn't a superhero, not even close, but I almost had you thinking.

    The childhood father related trauma made him put his trust on canines, so he treats them as his babies and they give them one hundred times the love he even considers of giving. Story-wise, this movie is telling a flashback story, from the point of view of the main character as a narrator and narrative defining.

    The story is sad for most of it and then it takes some nasty turns that are sometimes unreliable, but not in the way that makes you want to leave this movie, because it did a solid job to get you invested in it. Caleb Landry Jones is doing what he does best and it is to be amazing as an actor and he got me thinking about several Joker characters over the years. He definitely could be one of them, in the future.

    It could have been better, much better, but Besson doesn't want it to be deeper, he wants to take a cripple drug queen and make her shoot a shotgun. No, its not a Robert Rodrigues movie, but its defiantly Besson, that doesn't want to neglect his adventures character and its movie leading role characters himself.

    It's a good movie, that makes the audience to, sometimes, get lost in it, because it spreads for several areas, plot-lines and also stuffing inside several genres, but it is a solid movie, that doesn't let you any crack or hatch to get out - you just want to keep going with this twisted story and cross the finish line, smiling and thanking Caleb for the ride.
    dweston-38669

    Makes you love dogs even more!

    This bizarre, odd drama/thriller had many critics rolling their eyes I'm disbelief, according to the reviews I read.

    I found it daring, ballsy, utterly strange ,poignant and had lots of heart.

    It also contains lots of cute,lovely dogs.... Caleb Laundry Jones continues his journey into playing socially detached, awkward characters and like his previous effective performance in Nitram,he isn't afraid of portraying them with a sense of sympathy either.

    He's one of the best actors around at the moment.

    To play a disabled guy in leg irons,dressed in drag takes courage in today's toxic,cancel culture.

    The film is like a twisted version of Oliver Twist,with dogs as the artful dodgers.

    The Little Big Man/Forrest Gump style setup works on showing the audience show this strange man with his'children' of dogs came to be.

    Only the ending feels rushed and out of place.
    8annelauremilleville

    Bark of delight

    This film is simply brilliant, whatever the fervent critics say! A great Luc Besson's movie like we haven't seen in a while. Being compared to an insipid Joker it shows how little it's been understood. Just because an outsider struggles to survive despite the horrors he has been through doesn't mean he is a Joker's copycat! Films about men with broken souls existed before the Joker! Anyway, this film is full of tenderness and poetry, with impeccable picture quality and breathtaking scenes such as the Edith Piaf's song performance: mind blowing! BRAVO and I hope Caleb Landry Jones will get an Oscar nomination, more than deserved!!

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    • Trivia
      In total, 15 dog trainers were needed to get all the dogs necessary for the movie. Already-trained dogs were preferred to avoid wasting time on training new dogs. Before shooting the dog scenes, Caleb Landry Jones spent three days with the trainers and their dogs to get comfortable with the canines.
    • Quotes

      Douglas Munrow: I always liked disguises. It's what you do when you don't really know who you are, right? You dress up, you make up a past to forget your own.

      Evelyn: Did you know anyone else? Somebody that could show you some attention or affection?

      Douglas Munrow: A child takes affection where he can get it. They're my babies. As far as I can tell, they only have one flaw: they trust humans.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Maldito clásico: Contacto sangriento 2 (Kickboxer, la de Van Damme) es un maldito clásico (2024)
    • Soundtracks
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      Music by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli

      Performed by Django Reinhardt

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2024 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Dogman
    • Filming locations
      • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Luc Besson Production
      • EuropaCorp
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • Budget
      • $21,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $76,395
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,131
      • Mar 31, 2024
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,384,283
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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