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A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.


“He's just not a people person.”
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.

Robert Downey Jr.
Dr. John Dolittle

Harry Collett
Tommy Stubbins

Michael Sheen
Dr. Blair Müdfly

Jim Broadbent
Lord Thomas Badgley

Antonio Banderas
King Rassouli

Rami Malek
Chee-Chee (voice)

Jessie Buckley
Queen Victoria

Emma Thompson
Poly (voice)

John Cena
Yoshi (voice)

Kumail Nanjiani
Plimpton (voice)
Dolittle is a family, comedy, fantasy, adventure film released in 2020 exploring themes of ship, island, based on novel or book, victorian england, doctor, based on children's book. Directed by Stephen Gaghan, it stars Robert Downey Jr., Harry Collett, Michael Sheen. 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.
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