
Isle of Dogs
Taste attributes: adventureanimationcomedyanimalsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & varied
"Welcome to the Isle of Dogs."
Boxlist takeHeightened and breezy: a glossy animated film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Studio Babelsberg
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











