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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

2008 · 85 min

A light, silly family comedy with talking animals and White House hijinks, easy to watch and forget.

Tagline
The White House has gone to the dogs!
Overview
Maya Dolittle is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • environment
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
Craig Shapiro
Written by
Kathleen Laccinole, Matt Lieberman
Starring
Kyla Pratt, Peter Coyote, Malcolm Stewart, Niall Matter, Elise Gatien, Karen Holness, Christine Chatelain, Kwesi Ameyaw
Music
Don MacDonald
Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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