Isle of Dogs

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Isle of Dogs

PG-13

2018

1h 41m

Comedy

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Drama

Animation

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When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.

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Critics Consensus

The beautifully stop-motion animated Isle of Dogs finds Wes Anderson at his detail-oriented best while telling one of the director's most winsomely charming stories.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/05/2020

The director and his hip writing partners (Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Kunichi Nomura) infuse their imaginary world with winning deadpan humor.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

08/27/2018

3/4

Wes Anderson's latest venture, Isle of Dogs, is another example of the writer/director's editing and camerawork craftsmanship. A triumph of his own Andersonian aesthetic, yet an albatross concerning his appetite for cultural window dressing.

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David Stratton

The Australian

04/13/2018

4/5

With its beautiful formal imagery, its gallery of hugely likeable canines and its cheerfully crazy plotting, Isle of Dogs really is a unique experience, and a thoroughly enchanting one.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 4

3.5/4

The multi-faceted plot continually branches out in imaginative and unexpected ways.

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Adele Campisi

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/05/2025

5/5

Isle of Dogs is Wes Anderson’s underrated masterpiece, mixing the originality of The Royal Tenenbaums, the visuals of The Grand Budapest Hotel, and the cuteness of Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

07/09/2024

4.5/5

The USP of Wes Anderson’s films is to turn even the most tried-and-tested indie narrative tropes into a borderline-absurdist adventure. “Isle of Dogs” feels right at home with the rest of his work.

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Stephen H

11/21/2022

not my favorite Wes Anderson flic

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Amir S

@Amir_Reviews_Everything 5d

Wes Anderson tells a beautiful story with amazing visuals. It’s a heartfelt journey always worth watching.

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Logo M

@RT38565862 Jun 28

The best movie ever made.

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Anadelia G

@RT17765538 Jun 21

Es una película muy linda pero si eres de las personas que se aburren fácilmente dudo que te vaya a entretener

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Avi J

@RT34992210 Jun 20

Cringey at best. By far his worst movie.

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Goose R.

@rodrigug Jun 7

Wes Anderson stop motion movie about a fictional city in Japan where the ruling party loves cats but hates dogs, banish the dogs to a trash island but a little boy named Atari tries to rescue his pup. Cute and funny story. Has my favorite vegan actor , activist and musician Yoko Ono and it was co written by my favorite actor / screenwriter Jason Shwartzman 🍿🍿🍿🍿/5 on HBO

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Synopsis

When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.

Director: Wes Anderson
Producer: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: American Empirical Pictures, Studio Babelsberg
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Violent Images)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 6, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.9M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)