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Dolittle

  • 5.6 /10

  • 3855

  • 15%

Plot

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

Cast

Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. John Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr.

as Dr. John Dolittle

Harry Collett as Tommy Stubbins
Harry Collett

as Tommy Stubbins

Michael Sheen as Dr. Blair Müdfly
Michael Sheen

as Dr. Blair Müdfly

Jim Broadbent as Lord Thomas Badgley
Jim Broadbent

as Lord Thomas Badgley

Antonio Banderas as King Rassouli
Antonio Banderas

as King Rassouli

Rami Malek as Chee-Chee (voice)
Rami Malek

as Chee-Chee (voice)

Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria
Jessie Buckley

as Queen Victoria

Emma Thompson as Poly (voice)
Emma Thompson

as Poly (voice)

John Cena as Yoshi (voice)
John Cena

as Yoshi (voice)

Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton (voice)
Kumail Nanjiani

as Plimpton (voice)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 2, 2020

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • Team Downey

  • Perfect World Pictures

  • Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Production Countries

  • China

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Français

  • English

Budget

  • $175,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $251,410,631.00

Runtime

  • 1.68 hrs

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If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com We have all watched the Dolittle movies starring Eddie Murphy. I'm not going to lie, I was never a fan of these films. Yes, they're purposefully dumb, innocent, and feature that basic level of comedy. They never annoyed me, but they also never did anything remarkably surprising. 2020's version of …

A weird watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be closer to the books, or if Disney was just fed up with having wonderful magic in their products, but having Dolittle act out animal behavior in order to communicate to the them really ruins the vibe, as well as making it something you can learn makes it incredibly unremarkable. It should jus…

So pointless, so bad. The one solace of praise I have for 'Dolittle' is that it at least mixes things up compared to the Eddie Murphy remake, as well as potentially the 1967 original - though I haven't seen that, but this sounds a little different based on '67's synopsis. This film wastes a fantastic cast list. Robert Downey Jr. is of course the lead, but there are also notable app…