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Isle of Dogs

  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
196K
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Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston, and Koyu Rankin in Isle of Dogs (2018)
'Isle of Dogs' tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
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Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

  • Director
    • Wes Anderson
  • Writers
    • Wes Anderson
    • Roman Coppola
    • Jason Schwartzman
  • Stars
    • Bryan Cranston
    • Koyu Rankin
    • Edward Norton
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    196K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,586
    163
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Wes Anderson
      • Roman Coppola
      • Jason Schwartzman
    • Stars
      • Bryan Cranston
      • Koyu Rankin
      • Edward Norton
    • 491User reviews
    • 386Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 34 wins & 95 nominations total

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    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Chief
    • (voice)
    Koyu Rankin
    Koyu Rankin
    • Atari
    • (voice)
    Edward Norton
    Edward Norton
    • Rex
    • (voice)
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • King
    • (voice)
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • Duke
    • (voice)
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Boss
    • (voice)
    Kunichi Nomura
    • Mayor Kobayashi
    • (voice)
    Akira Takayama
    • Major-Domo
    • (voice)
    Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
    • Tracy Walker
    • (voice)
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Interpreter Nelson
    • (voice)
    Akira Ito
    • Professor Watanabe
    • (voice)
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Nutmeg
    • (voice)
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Gondo
    • (voice)
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Jupiter
    • (voice)
    Yoko Ono
    Yoko Ono
    • Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono
    • (voice)
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Oracle
    • (voice)
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Head Surgeon
    • (voice)
    Mari Natsuki
    • Auntie
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Wes Anderson
      • Roman Coppola
      • Jason Schwartzman
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    • Trivia
      Writer and director Wes Anderson hosted a competition for someone to be a member of the voice cast for this film. The only requirement was that they donated ten dollars or more to the Film Foundation, a non-profit founded by Martin Scorsese, which specializes in the preservation and restoration of film around the world.
    • Goofs
      In a lot of the scenes that feature simultaneous interpretation, the interpreter will begin to say something in English before it has been said in Japanese. In fact, because the verb comes at the end of a Japanese sentence, it is impossible to interpret in the manner depicted in the movie. Even the very best interpreters will be a few seconds behind the Japanese.
    • Quotes

      Nutmeg: Will you help him, the little pilot?

      Chief: Why should I?

      Nutmeg: Because he's a twelve year old boy, dogs love those.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the movie Anjelica Huston, who is a long time collaborator with Wes Anderson, is credited as the "Mute Poodle".
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Jeff Goldblum/Sebastian Maniscalco/Nothing But Thieves (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Kosame No Oka
      Music and words by Ryôichi Hattori (as Ryoichi Hattori), Hachirô Satô (as Hachiro Sato)
      (c) 1940 by Ryoichi Hattori & Hachiro Sato
      Administered by Nichion, Inc. for rights of Ryoichi Hattori
      International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
      "Drunken Angel" (c) 1948 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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    8/10

    Not woof

    Isle of Dogs (2018) Wes Anderson, I don"t know if you are like me you'll read Isle of Dogs to say "I love dogs" maybe it just me.

    After a tedious discussion with a friend (acquaintance) who detests the work of Wes Anderson i have without realising become a big fan. This is similar to Fantastic Mr Fox in its animated style, featuring the big name voices of Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Scarlet Johnson etc etc etc, see if you can spot Yoko Ono, i did. The story is fairly straight forward, its a rescue mission akin to Escape From New York (not that ive seen that movie but I know of it) except its not the president of New York that needs to be rescued but a boys pet dog.

    Do not listen to pretentious morons who detest Wes Anderson.

    It is a great movie and a worthy 8/10.
    • fostrhod
    • Nov 12, 2023
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Isla de perros
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Indian Paintbrush
      • American Empirical Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,015,231
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,620,294
      • Mar 25, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,659,098
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • D-Cinema 96kHz 7.1
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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