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The Dog Stars

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

Movie2026118 minRAction, Thriller, Science Fiction
52
Avg Score

Critic Scores

IMDb
6.5/10
13521 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
49/100
Metascore

Overview

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.

Cast

Jacob Elordi
Hig
Josh Brolin
Bangley
Margaret Qualley
Cima
Guy Pearce
Pops
Benedict Wong
Aaron
Allison Janney
Darlene
Ewen Bremner
Crossbow Hunter
Sam Spruell
John
James Craze
Logan
Sai Bennett
Melissa
Alara-Star Khan
Matilda
Sebastian Rokison-Woodall
Ben

Details

Director
Ridley Scott
Writer
Mark L. Smith, Peter Heller
Released
28 Aug 2026
Box office
$13,837,035

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