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SHOW DOGS is a family comedy about the unlikely pairing of a human detective (Arnett) and his canine partner (voice of Chris "Ludacris" Bridges), who has to go undercover at the world's most exclusive dog show to solve his biggest case yet.
Rating
PG (for suggestive and rude humor, language and some action language and some action)
Director
Raja Gosnell
Studio
Global Road Entertainment
Writer
Max Botkin, Marc Hyman
  • This was so unexpectedly entertaining and its a very happy family friendly movie which was very bizzar though.
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  • It is a great family film and it is so funny and want 5o go and see i5 again
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  • Great movie for dog owners and families.
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  • This was a nicely made movie. I was very impressed by some of the tricks the dogs could do.
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  • Very entertaining and funny family movie! Kids had a blast! The Panda was adorable.Would recommend to all ages.
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  • Very cute movie. We all enjoyed it from the 5 year old to the 40 year old.
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  • Very funny movie even though on facebook it said it was a pedophile movie, come on people get a life, this is nothing but a family movie.
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  • The latest installment in the Talking Animals Universe is quite the thrill. With laugh out loud comedy and a deep and interesting plot that takes you into the dark underworld of show dog competitions, it truly is a great film.
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  • Such a funny movie must watch I enjoyed it so much
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  • "Show Dogs" (PG, 1:32) is an action-adventure comedy which was directed by Raja Gosnell, who has two Smurfs movies, two Scooby-Doo movies, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", "Big Momma's House" and "Never Been Kissed" on his resume. The film was written by Max Botkin ("What Happened to Monday") and Marc Hyman ("Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted", "How to Train Your Dragon") and produced using a combination of live action and CGI. It has, unfortunately, also been the subject of some controversy. Some people have interpreted one canine character's struggle to learn how to deal with being handled during competition as some secret message teaching children to accept fondling. This minor subplot could also be interpreted as encouraging men not to be afraid of prostate exams. Or maybe it's just a relevant plot point for an alpha dog preparing to be in his first dog show. Either way, the rest of this review will ignore the controversy and talk about the movie, which is more than a bad press magnet.Max (voiced by Ludacris) is a Rottweiler working as a tough-as-nails NYC police dog. Max is tracking some rare animal smugglers when he runs into Frank (Will Arnett), an FBI agent working on the same case. Max's human supervisor convinces a reluctant Frank to work with Max on their joint venture. The two new partners develop a love-hate relationship as they follow the clues to Las Vegas, where they believe an international dog show there is being used as a front by the animal traffickers. A dog groomer named Mattie (Natasha Lyonne) works with Frank as he poses as a dog handler participating in the competition. Of course, Max is forced to endure the indignities of a primped pooch paraded about during the various challenges in the dog show as he does his own undercover work. Along the way, Max gets help from an unhinged former champion named Dante (Alan Cumming) and a fellow participant named Daisy (Jordin Sparks). RuPaul, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O'Neal and Stanley Tucci also voice CGI dogs, while Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Kate Micucci voice a trio of pigeons who are fans of Max."Show Dogs" is cute, clever, comedic and compassionate. Sure, this movie could be seen as just another man and mutt police pairing, in the vein of "Turner and Hooch" and "K9" (both from 1989), or a hairy rehash of 2000's "Miss Congeniality", but those comparisons really do a disservice to this delightful comedy. The story is simple enough for most kids to follow, but involved enough to hold the interest of most adults. The voice work is great and the performances and plot combine to make for a very enjoyable (mostly) family-friendly film. "A-"
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  • I'm amused at all the complaining about a dog having his genitals touched. that's what happens at confirmation shows people.bring the entire family, have a good laugh.
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  • Ok I liked this movie. It was cute and funny. A break from the other movies out there. I enjoyed seeing all of the dogs and it made me laugh. As an animal lover I enjoyed this movie. I went thinking it might be a disappointing movie. After seeing all the a action movies and violent ones I thought it was cute. It was a change and liked the story of the movie.
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  • it was a good movie. but there was guns so, that was the only tihing tat i did not like
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  • Wow, I am surprising that movie is even better than norm of the north and the nut job 2 nutty by nature.
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  • Not sure why so many critics are hating. I took my kids and we loved it. Cute, funny, simple in the right ways. Audience was laughing as well. I highly recommend, especially considering there's nothing out for younger families right now.
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