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Film · 2019

Dolittle

Original titleThe Voyage of Doctor Dolittle

Directed by Stephen Gaghan · starring Kyrie Mcalpin, Oliver Chris and Robert Downey Jr.

  • 1 h 46 min
  • Comedy · Family · Fantasy
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 6 February 2020
  • 4.4 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.4 Users22 votes
  • 3.3 Critics6 reviews
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Synopsis

A remake of 'Doctor Dolittle' (1967).

Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr., 'Iron Man') is a charming and eccentric doctor slash veterinarian living in Victorian England. After the death of his wife, Dolittle becomes somewhat of a hermit and hides himself away in Dolittle Manor with no company other than his menagerie of animals (featuring, though not limited to, a polar bear, a parrot, an ostrich, a dog, a duck, a gorilla, a giraffe and a fox) with whom he is able to communicate. When a young Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley, 'Beast') falls gravely ill, however, Dolittle has to reluctantly has to leave the security of his home and set off on an adventure to a legendary island in search for something that will cure the ailing monarch.

'Doctor Dolittle' is directed by Stephen Gaghan ('Gold') and is set for a 2020 release. Amongst the star-studded cast providing voices for the film are Emma Thompson ('Sense and Sensibility'), Rami Malek ('Bohemian Rhapsody), Ralph Fiennes ('The Grand Budapest Hotel'), John Cena (Bumblebee), Selena Gomez ('A Rainy Day in New York'), Tom Holland ('Spider-Man: Far From Home'), Marion Cotillard ('La Vie En Rose'), Kumail Nanjiani ('The Big Sick'), Octavia Spencer ('Hidden Figures'), Craig Robinson ('Brooklyn Nine-Nine') and Frances de la Tour ('Into the Woods').

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The essentials

Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
Budget
$175mUniversal Pictures
Box office
$77m0.4 times its budget
How long is Dolittle?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Dolittle released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 6 February 2020.
Who directed Dolittle?
Stephen Gaghan.
Who is in Dolittle?
It stars Kyrie Mcalpin, Oliver Chris, Robert Downey Jr. and Antonio Banderas.
Where can I watch Dolittle?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Dolittle make?
It took $77 million in US. It cost $175 million.
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Cast

Full cast (36)
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Writers
Stephen Gaghan
Music
Danny Elfman
Producers
Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Jonathan Liebesman

Videos and trailers

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'Dolittle' trailer 2:0012 October 2019

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 6 reviews
5.4 22 votes
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What the critics say average 3.3 from 6 outlets

  • 5.8 Entertainment WeeklyLeah Greenblatt Though it all takes place in some vague long-ago of muttonchops and breeches, the tone, with its frantic patter and prodigious use of the word ?bro,? is decidedly modern. No one on board seems to… Read
  • 5.0 New York PostSara Stewart Heck, between this and ?Cats,? maybe Universal is now just specializing in confounding talking-animal movies. At least this one leaves you feeling kindly toward other species, rather than freaked… Read
  • 0.0 VultureBilge Ebiri I wasn?t expecting Dolittle to be good, exactly, but I wasn?t expecting it to be quite this bad (...) You go into this thing expecting silly insouciance and walk away from it questioning reality. It… Read

Box office

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  • Budget $175m
  • US $77m
  • UK £15.9m

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Soundtrack

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Trivia

All 8 facts

  • The suit is removed

    It's the first character of Robert Downey Jr. who is not Iron Man since 'The Judge'.

  • Oscar cast

    The film's cast includes six Oscar winners: Rami Malek, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard and Adele.

  • Iron Man and Spidey

    This is gonna be the fifth movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland in the cast after 'Captain America: Civil War', 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame'.

  • First choice

    At first, Randy Newman was the first candidate to make the soundtrack of the film, after his uncle Lionel Newman worked on the original 1967 film.

  • John Cena

    It's the second time that John Cena puts his voice in a movie, after 'Ferdinand'.

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