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Dog Man

Movie 2025 89 min G Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Action
AMU 7+ * Quality ★★★☆☆

Our take

Dog Man is a PG animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's graphic novels about a police dog-human hero. It is rated PG for some action and rude humor. Expect cartoon bomb threats, slapstick villainy, and mild potty humor. Some themes of loneliness and abandonment may briefly sting sensitive kids. Fine for elementary-age fans of the books

Uplifting themes

Friendship, loyalty, and doing the right thing anchor the story Dog Man protects his city even when others doubt him

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Story (may spoil tone)

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

Violence
Mild
Language
Mild
Sex / nudity
Mild
Drugs / alcohol
Frightening
Mild
Self-harm / suicide
Sexual violence
Child peril / abuse
Mild
Bullying / discrimination
Gore / death / weapons
Dangerous behaviour
Eating disorders / body image
Mental health
Gambling
Grief / bereavement

Details

Violence Mild Cartoon bomb threats, robot fights, and slapstick action without realis…

Cartoon bomb threats, robot fights, and slapstick action without realistic gore

Language Mild Mild rude humor and comic insults; no strong profanity

Mild rude humor and comic insults; no strong profanity

Sex / nudity Mild Comic sleeping-together banter between characters; no nudity or explici…

Comic sleeping-together banter between characters; no nudity or explicit scenes

Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title

No drugs found in this title

Frightening Mild Mild peril during villain attacks; tone stays playful

Mild peril during villain attacks; tone stays playful

Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title

No self-harm found in this title

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse Mild Kid-comic heroes face cartoon crime and slapstick peril

Kid-comic heroes face cartoon crime and slapstick peril

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title

No gore found in this title

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • Dog Man feels different after his transformation. What makes someone a hero beyond how they look?
  • Petey the Cat makes bad choices but is not all bad. Can villains change?
  • The humor is silly on purpose. Why do you think the books are so popular with young readers?