Dolittle

2020 • 1h 41m •

Family Comedy Fantasy Adventure

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.6/10

3,959 reviews

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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.

"He's just not a people person."

Top Billed Cast

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)

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

M Manuel São Bento Verified TMDB Critic

2020-04-09

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We have all watched the Dolittle movies starring Eddie Murphy. I'm not going to lie, I was never a fan of these films. Yes, they're purposefully dumb, innocent, and feature that basic level of comedy. They never annoyed me, but they also never did anything remarkably surprising. 2020's version of the known tale is the first post-MCU role of Robert Downey Jr., it boasts an A-list cast, and… it's one of the worst movies of the year, without a single doubt. A complete disaster in every area of f...

K Kamurai Verified TMDB Critic

2020-12-10

A weird watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be closer to the books, or if Disney was just fed up with having wonderful magic in their products, but having Dolittle act out animal behavior in order to communicate to the them really ruins the vibe, as well as making it something you can learn makes it incredibly unremarkable. It should just be something people teach in this movie's universe.

Robert Downey Jr., despite claiming he wants to play new characters, basically just played Sherlock Holmes that can talk to animals, to include ...

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2020-12-27

So pointless, so bad.

The one solace of praise I have for <em>'Dolittle'</em> is that it at least mixes things up compared to the Eddie Murphy remake, as well as potentially the 1967 original - though I haven't seen that, but this sounds a little different based on '67's synopsis.

This film wastes a fantastic cast list. Robert Downey Jr. is of course the lead, but there are also notable appearances from the likes of Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen and Jim Broadbent - as well as voice roles for the likes of Emma Thompson, Rami Malek and Octavia Spencer. Yet, all of those talents are compl...