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Dolittle

Dolittle

He's just not a people person.

20206.61h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan
Written by Stephen Gaghan, Hugh Lofting, Dan Gregor
Produced by Susan Downey, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth
Box OfficeBudget: $175.0MRevenue: $251.4M

Top Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Dr. John Dolittle

Harry Collett

Harry Collett

Tommy Stubbins

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Dr. Blair Müdfly

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Lord Thomas Badgley

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

King Rassouli

Rami Malek

Rami Malek

Chee-Chee (voice)

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Queen Victoria

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Poly (voice)

John Cena

John Cena

Yoshi (voice)

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Plimpton (voice)

Themes & Keywords

shipislandbased on novel or bookvictorian englanddoctorbased on children's bookanimalsveterinarytalking to animalsvoyage

About Dolittle

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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