Synopsis
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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Cast
- Louis C.K.Max (voice)
- Eric StonestreetDuke (voice)
- Kevin HartSnowball (voice)
- Jenny SlateGidget (voice)
- Ellie KemperKatie (voice)
- Albert BrooksTiberius (voice)
- Lake BellChloe (voice)
- Dana CarveyPops (voice)
- Hannibal BuressBuddy (voice)
- Bobby MoynihanMel (voice)
Recommendations
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Variety
The formula may be familiar, but the personalities are completely fresh, yielding a menagerie of loveable — if downright ugly — cartoon critters banding together to help these two incompatible roommates from ending up on the streets. - 80
New York Daily News
Here's something dog people and cat people can agree on: The Secret Life of Pets is hilarious, sweet and as fun for parents as the brats they take with them to the movies. - 70
Screen Daily
The latest film from Chris Renaud (Despicable Me) and his team is a madcap caper full of densely-packed sight gags, dizzying action set pieces and a healthy side-helping of Renaud trademark silliness. - 67
IndieWire
Moves like a bat out of hell from frame one, though if you’re looking for any kind of emotion you might be barking up the wrong tree. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film's messy pile-up of comic diversions can be exhilarating in the moment—the chaos of an id given free rein. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Like the professional dogwalker who can’t exactly keep count of Max and his cohorts, it feels like the filmmakers are juggling too many chatty creatures at once, while trying to maintain a plot that tends to grow more outlandish as the story progresses. - 60
Time Out London
There are some funny-sweet observations about pets and our projections on to them. And the animation is expressive.... But the manic pace, piling on the action sequences, is exhausting. - 60
Empire
An affable adventure with a strong voice cast. What it lacks in originality, it claws back with strong visual gags and a witty script.
