Doctor Dolittle
He doesn't just talk to the animals!
He doesn't just talk to the animals!
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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1998
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A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
26 Jun 1998
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$71,000,000
Revenue:
$294,456,605
Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Dr. Dolittle runs out of ideas long before the projector runs out of film.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The old actor's rule -- never work with animals or kids -- has never seemed more apt. The animals steal the scene from Murphy every time, and he gives it up gladly.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The movie will not harm anyone, and in the audience I saw it with, lots of parents and kids seemed to be laughing together.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Murphy's likeable, the script's laden with a gaggle of one-liners, and there's even a vague message nestling beneath the zoological chaos.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
Slim on story and rife with scatological jokes, the film may strike a chord with pre-teens but misses for an older crowd despite some nifty effects and broad humor.
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009