Isle of Dogs
2 Oscar Nominations
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In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as 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.
What critics thought
Isle of Dogs earned wide acclaim as one of Wes Anderson's most accomplished works, with critics celebrating its meticulous stop-motion craft and its blend of deadpan humor with genuine warmth. The film's wit tends toward the understated — more a knowing smile than an outright laugh — and that particular register is very much Anderson's signature, rewarding patient viewers attuned to his sensibility.
“It's smart and different and sometimes deliberately odd and really funny; rarely in a laugh-out-loud way, more in a smile-and-nod-I-get-the-joke kind of way.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorWes Anderson
StarringBryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Isle of Dogs
2 Oscar Nominations
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as 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.
What critics thought
Isle of Dogs earned wide acclaim as one of Wes Anderson's most accomplished works, with critics celebrating its meticulous stop-motion craft and its blend of deadpan humor with genuine warmth. The film's wit tends toward the understated — more a knowing smile than an outright laugh — and that particular register is very much Anderson's signature, rewarding patient viewers attuned to his sensibility.
“It's smart and different and sometimes deliberately odd and really funny; rarely in a laugh-out-loud way, more in a smile-and-nod-I-get-the-joke kind of way.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorWes Anderson
StarringBryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Rent/Purchase