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Doctor Dolittle

1998 · 85 min

A breezy, silly family comedy that coasts on goofy animal chatter and a warm-hearted message about accepting who you are.

Directed by
Betty Thomas
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tagline
He doesn't just talk to the animals!
Overview
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

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Directed by
Betty Thomas
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Dr. Dolittle Collection

  1. Doctor DolittleMovie · 1998 This title
  2. Dr. Dolittle 2Movie · 2001
  3. Dr. Dolittle 3Movie · 2006
  4. Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the ChiefMovie · 2008
  5. Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar MuttsMovie · 2009

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Genres
comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
Betty Thomas
Written by
Larry Levin, Nat Mauldin
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Peter Boyle, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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