Dolittle

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Dolittle

PG

2020

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

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Dr. John Dolittle lives in solitude behind the high walls of his lush manor in 19th-century England. His only companionship comes from an array of exotic animals that he speaks to on a daily basis. But when young Queen Victoria becomes gravely ill, the eccentric doctor and his furry friends embark on an epic adventure to a mythical island to find the cure.

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Critics Consensus

Dolittle may be enough to entertain very young viewers, but they deserve better than this rote adaptation's jumbled story and stale humor.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Feb 13, 2020

1/5

This nothingness doesn't even have the good grace to be a bad movie. The low-point of every single career involved.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Feb 12, 2020

2/5

Dolittle ought to have ... done less.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Feb 10, 2020

2/5

It's symptomatic of an awkward, unwieldy movie that has lots of material to show you and lots of surface distractions, but nothing at all to say.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 3, 2026

4/10

A lot of the humor is very elementary, basic, bland and repetitive.

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Mihir Fadnavis

Firstpost

May 15, 2024

1/5

Robert Downey Jr tries too hard, fully aware he's signed up for a tonally inconsistent train wreck.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

Jul 24, 2023

D-

All in all, Dolittle is a massive fail at all levels. It was meant to be one of the worst movies of the year, and it undoubtedly accomplished this goal.

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Hugo N

Sep 28, 2024

Not bad. But the original is better.

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Alicia

Jun 12, 2022

bummer, I didn't enjoy this one.

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Cori

May 31, 2022

I really hate to do this to RDJ, but actors do have some flops. And this was a flop.

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Nancy

Mar 6, 2022

it was funny and entertaining.

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Gen

Jul 21, 2021

It was a different take on the classic tale. Kids got bored after an hour tho. Good for older audience.

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judy a

Jan 29, 2021

I love Robert Downey Jr, but I had to walk out of the theater because it was so boring.

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King Rassouli

Michael Sheen

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Lord Thomas Badgley

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Synopsis

Dr. John Dolittle lives in solitude behind the high walls of his lush manor in 19th-century England. His only companionship comes from an array of exotic animals that he speaks to on a daily basis. But when young Queen Victoria becomes gravely ill, the eccentric doctor and his furry friends embark on an epic adventure to a mythical island to find the cure.

Director: Stephen Gaghan
Producer: Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Susan Downey
Screenwriter: Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Team Downey
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Brief Language|Some Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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