The Dog Stars
Film2026119 min

The Dog Stars

Taste attributes: adventuredramathrilleractionfastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"At the end of the world, no one survives alone."

Boxlist takeAn expansive, heightened thriller: fresh and accessible. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jacob ElordiMargaret QualleyJosh BrolinGuy PearceAllison Janney

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2026
Runtime
119 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Studios
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