The Secret Life of Pets

2016 86 min ★ 6.3 Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure

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 Stonestreet

Duke (voice)

Kevin Hart

Snowball (voice)

Jenny Slate

Gidget (voice)

Ellie Kemper

Katie (voice)

Albert Brooks

Tiberius (voice)

Lake Bell

Chloe (voice)

Dana Carvey

Pops (voice)

Hannibal Buress

Buddy (voice)

Bobby Moynihan

Mel (voice)

Details

Director

Chris Renaud

Tagline

"Ever wonder what your pets do when you're not home?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$875,457,937

Production

Illumination, Universal Pictures

Reviews

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

July 30, 2016

A SCREEN ZEALOTS REVIEW www.screenzealots.com Anyone who is fortunate enough to share their life with a companion animal will undoubtedly get a kick out of the latest Illumination animated effort, “The Secret Life of Pets.” The film soars when it focuses on animals interacting with their human guardians, with the canine and feline characters acting like real pets do (if my cats could talk, I’m ...

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Reno

November 23, 2016

★ 7/10

**Street pets versus the house pets! A day adventure in a big city!** Animation films always fascinate me, because of its varieties. Even animals can be the heroes and villains. So this kind of new story perspective, including technology, what makes adults too can enjoy them like the kids does. This is now in the list of top 50 highest grossing films of all time and top 10 of the year 2016. Mor...

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Tiffany Lynn

January 9, 2017

★ 7/10

Very cute intro and some adorable animals, but the leads (voiced by Louis C.K. and Eric Stonestreet) were the worst part of the film... even if they did have a couple funny moments. What makes this worth viewing, however, are Gidget (Jenny Slate), Snowball (Kevin Hart), and Tiberius (Albert Brooks). In fact, I'd even consider watching a spin-off it it focused on them and left Max and Duke out. ...

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mattwilde123

March 9, 2017

★ 6/10

Meh. Funny. Acting was alright. I liked Kevin Hart as the rabbit. But it is definitely just for kids and the ending was very sudden. ★★★