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Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 101 mins.
Release date - 01-01-2020
Release year - 2020
Genres - Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Overall ratings and scores for Dolittle:
Happiness Score - 6.7/10, World Popularity Score - 43.57/100, IMDB Score - 5.6, Metascore - 26, Internet Movie Database - 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 15%, Metacritic - 26/100, .
Dolittle movie has Total Global Votes - 3029, Total IMD Votes - 63,602
Dolittle Movie Introduction: Movie Dolittle, release year 2020 is written by Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand and directed by Stephen Gaghan. The leading star-cast in this movie are Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Dolittle - "Official Trailer"
Dolittle - Official Trailer
Dolittle - Auditions
Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank
Movie in-short: A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.
Movie story-line: 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.
Movie synopsis: After his wife's death, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey, Jr.) decided to hide from the world with his beloved animals. But he has to take a journey to a mysterious island to find a healing tree, which is the only medicine that can help the dying Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) in Buckingham Palace.
Highlights - Dolittle (2020)
Total budget - $175,000,000.00
Total revenue - $245,692,007.00
Produced by - Universal PicturesdentsuPerfect World PicturesTeam DowneyRoth-Kirschenbaum Films
Produced in - United KingdomChinaUnited States of AmericaJapan
Available languages - English (English), French (Français),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - 3 wins & 9 nominations
Certificate(s) - KR : ALL PT : M/6 HU : 12 AU : PG IE : PG ES : APTA ES : APTA LT : 10 BR : PG BR : PG BR : PG US : U US : U US : U US : U US : U FR : 6 IL : PG ID : I HR : PG HK : UA FJ : T PE : Κ IS : 7 GR : 12+ GR : 12+
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Dolittle (2020)
Lead Actors - Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen
Writer(s) - Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand
Director(s) - Stephen Gaghan
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about Dolittle (2020)
What is the release date of Dolittle (2020)?
Release date of Dolittle (2020) is 01-01-2020.
What is the total runtime of Dolittle (2020) in minutes?
Total runtime of Dolittle (2020) in minutes is 101 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce Dolittle (2020) movie?
The budget consumed to produce Dolittle (2020) movie is around $175,000,000.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie Dolittle (2020)?
Expected revenue from movie movie Dolittle (2020) is around $245,692,007.00.
What is the pupularity of Dolittle (2020)?
Worldwide pupularity of Dolittle (2020) movie is 43.57%.
What is the name of the production company of film Dolittle (2020)?
Production company of film Dolittle (2020) is/are Universal Pictures, dentsu, Perfect World Pictures, Team Downey, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films, .
Which country the film Dolittle (2020) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Dolittle (2020) is United Kingdom, China, United States of America, Japan, .
Which language the film Dolittle (2020) is produced in?
Film Dolittle (2020) is produced in English (English), French (Français), language(s).
Which Genre the film Dolittle (2020) belongs to?
Movie Dolittle (2020) is categorized under Adventure, Comedy, Family genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film Dolittle (2020)?
Lead actors of the film Dolittle (2020) are Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen.
Who is the writer of the film Dolittle (2020)?
The writer(s) of the film Dolittle (2020) is/are Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor, Doug Mand.
Who is the director of the film Dolittle (2020)?
The director(s) of the film Dolittle (2020) is/are Stephen Gaghan.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Dolittle (2020) movie?
Movie Dolittle (2020) has 3 wins & 9 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of Dolittle (2020) in-short?
Short plot of movie Dolittle (2020): A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets..
What is the full story of Dolittle (2020) movie?
Full plot of movie Dolittle (2020): After his wife's death, Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey, Jr.) decided to hide from the world with his beloved animals. But he has to take a journey to a mysterious island to find a healing tree, which is the only medicine that can help the dying Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) in Buckingham Palace..
Where to find full details of Dolittle (2020) movie?
You can find the full details of movie Dolittle (2020) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6673612
Where to stream or watch movie Dolittle (2020) online?
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List of full Starcast and crew members of Dolittle (2020)
Full Starcast:
Name: Robert Downey Jr.
Character: Dr. John DolittleName: Antonio Banderas
Character: King RassouliName: Michael Sheen
Character: Dr. Blair MüdflyName: Jim Broadbent
Character: Lord Thomas BadgleyName: Jessie Buckley
Character: Queen VictoriaName: Harry Collett
Character: Tommy StubbinsName: Emma Thompson
Character: Poly (voice)Name: Rami Malek
Character: Chee-Chee (voice)Name: John Cena
Character: Yoshi (voice)Name: Kumail Nanjiani
Character: Plimpton (voice)Name: Octavia Spencer
Character: Dab-Dab (voice)Name: Tom Holland
Character: Jip (voice)Name: Craig Robinson
Character: Kevin (voice)Name: Ralph Fiennes
Character: Barry (voice)Name: Selena Gomez
Character: Betsy (voice)Name: Marion Cotillard
Character: Tutu (voice)Name: Kasia Smutniak
Character: Lily DolittleName: Carmel Laniado
Character: Lady RoseName: Frances de la Tour
Character: Dragon (voice)Name: Jason Mantzoukas
Character: James the Dragonfly (voice)Name: Ralph Ineson
Character: Arnall StubbinsName: Joanna Page
Character: Bethan StubbinsName: Sonny Ashbourne Serkis
Character: Arnall Stubbins Jr.Name: Oliver Chris
Character: Sir GarethName: Clive Francis
Character: ArchbishopName: Paul Holowaty
Character: Navy ManName: Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Character: Captain William DerrickName: Mark Umbers
Character: LieutenantName: David Sheinkopf
Character: Don CarpenterinoName: Sid Sagar
Character: Jeff the PrisonerName: Martin Pemberton
Character: PostmanName: Tim Treloar
Character: Humphrey the Whale (voice)Name: Jim Carretta
Character: Beard Mouse and Leona (voice)Name: Nick Fisher
Character: Mini the Sugar Glider (voice)Name: Matt King
Character: ClydeName: Ranjani Brow
Character: Mouse (voice)Name: Kelly Stables
Character: Mouse (voice)Name: Scott Menville
Character: Army Ant (voice)Name: Gia Davis
Character: Baby Animal (voice)Name: Henry Holcomb
Character: Baby Animal (voice)Name: Kyrie Mcalpin
Character: Baby Animal (voice)Name: Isley Zamora
Character: Baby Animal (voice)Name: Stewart Scudamore
Character: PirateName: Samson Kayo
Character: PirateName: John-Luke Roberts
Character: Pirate / Animal PerformerName: Joseph Balderrama
Character: PrisonerName: Daniel Hoffmann-Gill
Character: PrisonerName: Jane Leaney
Character: Animal PerformerName: Josh Jefferies
Character: On Set Chee-Chee / Animal PerformerName: Shaun McKee
Character: On Set Yoshi / Animal PerformerName: Richard Soames
Character: Animal Performer
Crew Members:
Name: Sarah Bradshaw
Department: Production
Job/Role: Associate ProducerName: Danny Elfman
Department: Sound
Job/Role: MusicName: Guillermo Navarro
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of PhotographyName: Stephen Gaghan
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Stephen Gaghan
Department: Directing
Job/Role: DirectorName: Stephen Gaghan
Department: Crew
Job/Role: ScriptName: Nick Moore
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: Craig Alpert
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: William M. Connor
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant DirectorName: Gary Tomkins
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Matthew Stirling
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Sandrine Loisy
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Crowd Assistant DirectorName: Jenny Beavan
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: Joe Roth
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Lucy Bevan
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Dominic Watkins
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production DesignName: Jeff Kirschenbaum
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Susan Downey
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Julian Bucknall
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Marvin Campbell
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Matthew Gray
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art DirectorName: Daniel Phillips
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup & HairName: Chris Munro
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound MixerName: Jon Mone
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Martin Pemberton
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Simon Crane
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt CoordinatorName: Simon Crane
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Unit DirectorName: Alexander Bracq
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Glenn Foster
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Russell Balogh
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Russell Balogh
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: David Garrick
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Andy Wareham
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Rachelle Beinart
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Stephen W. Schriver
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Tom Whitehead
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Rob Pavey
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Rob Pavey
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Dacio Caballero
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Will Coubrough
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Jay Maidment
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still PhotographerName: Peter Dorme
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Steve Dent
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Tom Weaving
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Joe Kennard
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Pablo Verdejo
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: George Kirby
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Douglas Robson
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Zoe Tahir
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: HairstylistName: Mark Rayner
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Hugh Lofting
Department: Writing
Job/Role: CharactersName: Hugh Lofting
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Character DesignerName: Gary Arthurs
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Emily Brockmann
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Mark Layton
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production SupervisorName: Joseph Koniak
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hair SetupName: Frank Cuomo
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production ManagerName: Simone Goodridge
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit Production ManagerName: Brian Nickels
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Dan Gregor
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Doug Mand
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Ross Grimshaw
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting TechnicianName: Mark Aaron Wagner
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Levan Doran
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Chris Lyons
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Special Effects Makeup ArtistName: Lloyd Bass
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Adam Collins
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Joel Conlan
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Tim Browning
Department: Art
Job/Role: Conceptual DesignName: Joey Coughlin
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Assistant DirectorName: Mens-Sana Tamakloe
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: David Allcock
Department: Art
Job/Role: Storyboard ArtistName: Duncan Broadfoot
Department: Production
Job/Role: Location ManagerName: Chris Pollard
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Bryce Nielsen
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: John Beckett
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Sebastian Lochmann
Department: Art
Job/Role: Concept ArtistName: James Bomalick
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Erol Mehmet
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Oliver Roberts
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Grace Bruce
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Grace Bruce
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Tom Rye
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Assistant DirectorName: Teresa Orlando
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Third Assistant DirectorName: Alison Clements
Department: Art
Job/Role: DraughtsmanName: Darren Shearwood
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Special EffectsName: Martin Bell
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Department AssistantName: Alex Bender
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Unit Director of PhotographyName: Dew John
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Transportation CaptainName: Jimmy Rich
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Set DresserName: Harley Durst
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Thomas Shepherd
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Mark Epstein
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Frank Cuomo
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Post Production SupervisorName: Richard Ruck
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit ManagerName: Mark Johnstone
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Third Assistant DirectorName: Marlon Beyer Rieger
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Third Assistant DirectorName: Eugenio Alonso Yenes
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Donna Williams
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Arran Topham
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Sarah Lochlan
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Lyndon S. Hellewell
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Tom Hatt
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Rob Hunt
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Andrius Davidenas
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Rob Cooper
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Kelly Dent
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: James Pavey
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Matt Sherren
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Andrew Eadie
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Hasit Savani
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Richard Wheeldon
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Steven Mullins
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: John Street
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: John Dent
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Katy Bullock
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Chris Waite
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Michael Holly
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Anna Stephenson
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Oleg Podobin
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Job/Role: StuntsName: Edward Upcott
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Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Nic Goodey
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Job/Role: Utility StuntsName: Richard Hansen
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Department: Visual Effects
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Reviews Section
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 the known tale is the first post-MCU role of Robert Downey Jr., it boasts an A-list cast, and… it's one of the worst movies of the year, without a single doubt. A complete disaster in every area of filmmaking. I don't even know where to start. Maybe with RDJ since he's the most significant negative surprise. I can't believe such a charismatic and now iconic actor like him could deliver a performance this awful. His Welsh (?) accent is not only a terrible choice character-wise, but I doubt that any children can understand what he's saying. RDJ acts like a baffling caricature of himself, not helping an already flawed film. The voice work from the remaining cast might be the only positive of the whole movie, but the CGI animals are way too unconvincing. However, as always, the most impactful issues belong to the actual story. Instead of being an entertaining and fun adventure, it's an incredibly boring, nonsensical, structure-less journey into one of the most ridiculous third acts of cinema. Even placing myself in a child's mind, I don't think I would be able to enjoy this mess of a screenplay. Like I wrote above, not even the animals look great… Certain characters possess these unknown relationships that the audience is supposed to care about, but no background is given to any of them. Tons of plot points lack a logical explanation. The entire narrative is void of any creativity or uniqueness whatsoever, looking simply like a lazy, unimaginative piece of work. The "young queen who falls gravely ill" is just a woman sleeping in bed, not looking ill at all, which proves that not even the makeup department was interested in making an effort. But all of the issues above are nothing compared to the film's climax. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just write that I still can't believe what I witnessed. Around ninety minutes of build-up lead to the most shocking, hilarious, utterly absurd moment. The humor is a level below childish. Dozens of fart jokes (including one during the climax), over-the-top reactions, and I don't even know what else. Between Bloodshot, Fantasy Island, and The Grudge… Let the devil come and choose! All in all, Dolittle is a massive fail at all levels. It was meant to be one of the worst movies of the year, and it undoubtedly accomplished this goal. From the surprisingly awful performance from Robert Downey Jr. to one of the most shockingly terrible climaxes in the history of cinema, Stephen Gaghan delivers a structure-less screenplay, filled with nonsensical narrative decisions, and featuring an extremely dull adventure. The CGI animals are far from being remotely impressive, the characters lack personality (bringing an A-list actor doesn't guarantee anything), and the comedy is so astonishingly basic that I doubt kids will laugh at some of the jokes, and they laugh at everything. With a budget of 175M (!!!), it's not understandable how and why a studio would waste this much money on such an obvious flop. The voice work from the cast is good… and it genuinely could have been worse. This is the closest I can get to a positive. Rating: D-
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 just be something people teach in this movie's universe. Robert Downey Jr., despite claiming he wants to play new characters, basically just played Sherlock Holmes that can talk to animals, to include uncovering a plot to kill the queen. The only real saving grace in this is the pure technical detail in the CG. The cast and voices were all fine, but the animal CG is over the top good, if a little goofy at times. Most of the movie is "what are they doing now?", or more of "why are they doing this now?". It really seemed they had to add a lot to the story of Dolittle, the doctor who talks to animals, to make it worthy of a movie. They also had to shift the focus away from him quite a bit, and while previous iterations have chosen to focus on the togetherness of the family, this movie has chosen to go with the "dead wife so I hate the world" cliche, which is always uplifting. They just made a lot of dark, and weird choices for this movie that did not improve it.
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 appearances from the likes of Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen and Jim Broadbent - as well as voice roles for the likes of Emma Thompson, Rami Malek and Octavia Spencer. Yet, all of those talents are completely wasted - I didn't even recognise some until the end credits. Downey, as the main man, merits the most attention. He is kinda awful, especially with his dreadful attempt at a Welsh accent - which is, I'm sure, ADR'd in places. It never feels like Downey fits as Dolittle, a role which comes across as perfect for Johnny Depp; though I'm glad it didn't fall to him, given how poor this is. The special effects are passable, but not as great as you'd expect from a 2020 (2018? 2019?) film with this budget and production company. The plot is OK, but it's all just a bit limp unfortunately. It needed strong humour, which it didn't get. No idea why they chose to remake this but here we are. Very poor, in my opinion anyway.
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