Show Dogs

Name: Show Dogs
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Released: May 18, 2018
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Alan Cumming, Anders Holm, Andy Beckwith, Bern Collaco, Clem So

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Show Dogs

Movie Details & Credits

Unrated

Eagle Pictures | Release Date: May 18, 2018

Starring: Alan Cumming, Anders Holm, Andy Beckwith, Bern Collaco, Clem So, Cristina Dohmen, Delia Sheppard, Gabriel Iglesias, Jordin Sparks, Ludacris, Natasha Lyonne, Omar Chaparro, Ronni Ancona, RuPaul, Shaquille O'Neal, Stanley Tucci, Will Arnett

Summary: A human detective (Will Arnett) and his canine partner (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) go undercover at the world's most exclusive dog show to solve his biggest case yet.

Director: Raja Gosnell

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 92 min

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Washington Post - Pat Padua

May 17, 2018

Grown-ups might not roll over for Show Dogs, but children almost surely will. With its fart jokes and smart-alecky canines, this talking-animal comedy is aimed at a young audience anyway. For dog-loving adults, well, it’s just engaging enough to make them prick up their ears. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen

May 17, 2018

And thanks to some creative character casting and a self-aware script that isn't averse to poking fun at itself, Show Dogs emerges as a high-concept family comedy that manages to avoid being taken for the runt of the litter, even if it doesn't really bring anything fresh and different to the arena. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Gary Goldstein

May 17, 2018

It all plays out a bit randomly, but the leapfrogged plot points, thin characters and blunt messaging in Max Botkin and Marc Hyman's peppy script prove forgivable, given how this nicely modulated film largely avoids the hyper-aggressive jokiness and desperate stabs at relevance that often plague kidpics. Read full review

Variety - Nick Schager

May 17, 2018

Think of it as “Miss Congeniality” for dogs, replete with the sort of slapstick humor, puerile gags and for-adults-only pop-culture references required of such endeavors. Its frantic pace should make it a mildly amusing diversion for the younger set, but its juvenile imagination (or lack thereof) is likely to drive anyone over the age of 7 barking mad. Read full review

Movie Nation - Roger Moore

May 18, 2018

What a bowser. Read full review

TheWrap - Robert Abele

May 17, 2018

Families with canines are better off staying home and having an old-fashioned backyard frolic than trotting out to see Show Dogs, a panting, poorly trained entry in the live-action/talking animal genre that for once makes viewers long for the candy-colored, half-witted professionalism of third-tier Pixar-knockoff animation. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Peter Hartlaub

May 17, 2018

Show Dogs is really bad, even for a talking-dog movie. Read full review

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Ralfbergs

Oct 13, 2018

I am giving this movie a 3 just because I like dogs and most likely is why I watched the movie, which mostly was quite dumb :D

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

mikwee

Jul 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is the worst I ever seen. The most engaging part of the movie were the commercials & trailers at the beginning, The most engaging scenes in the movie itself were the competition itself, and the only joke that made me laugh was that radio scene you saw in the trailer.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

EpicLadySponge

Jul 26, 2018

Bland and unoriginal in so many different ways, Show Dogs is a prime example of a movie that is near the level of a high-quality direct-to-video movie that feature talking dogs and trust me when I say that because there are a lot of talking dog movies that should have just ended up beingBland and unoriginal in so many different ways, Show Dogs is a prime example of a movie that is near the level of a high-quality direct-to-video movie that feature talking dogs and trust me when I say that because there are a lot of talking dog movies that should have just ended up being direct-to-video and this is sadly one of them. Show Dogs is also another prime example of what to not do to make your movie successful. Don't fill them up with clichés because everyone knows they'll get sick and tired of them before the movie could ever end.… Expand

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CTHReviews

Jul 14, 2018

From the director of Home Alone 3, BOTH Scooby Doo movies, BOTH live-action Smurfs movies, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua, comes Show Dogs! Seriously, once you see that Raja Gosnell is the director of this, you better fear for your life.

I would have given this a 0 had it not been that WillFrom the director of Home Alone 3, BOTH Scooby Doo movies, BOTH live-action Smurfs movies, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua, comes Show Dogs! Seriously, once you see that Raja Gosnell is the director of this, you better fear for your life.

I would have given this a 0 had it not been that Will Arnett is actually trying to make his performance good.… Expand

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GoltrTheViking

May 24, 2018

I like dogs but not this.///////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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Compi24

May 22, 2018

A bafflingly unfunny, unimaginative, and uninspired effort on the part of pretty much everyone involved, Raja Gosnell's "Show Dogs" is not only just an immeasurably sub-par effort in every regard, it's also occasionally offensive in some of its attempts at thematics and its general belief inA bafflingly unfunny, unimaginative, and uninspired effort on the part of pretty much everyone involved, Raja Gosnell's "Show Dogs" is not only just an immeasurably sub-par effort in every regard, it's also occasionally offensive in some of its attempts at thematics and its general belief in the stupidity of the people watching it. I challenge anybody to defend this as anything other than a poorly made, disgracefully ideated, and horrifically produced misfire of an attempt at cashing in on a fad that died back in the early 2000's. Simply one of the worst.… Expand

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LasagnaCritic

Jun 16, 2018

Don't do it to yourself. I went in expecting bad, seeing the horrific posters, and I was unfortunately proved wrong. And I don't mean it was good. Even as a children's movie it is god awful. The fart jokes are extremely common and bad. If it makes you feel better my three year old nephewDon't do it to yourself. I went in expecting bad, seeing the horrific posters, and I was unfortunately proved wrong. And I don't mean it was good. Even as a children's movie it is god awful. The fart jokes are extremely common and bad. If it makes you feel better my three year old nephew thought it was 'okay, but kinda boring'. A true professional reviewer, in my opinion.… Expand

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