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    The Secret Life of Pets

    • 20162016
    • PGPG
    • 1h 27min
    IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    187K
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    The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
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    AnimationAdventureComedy

    The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

    • Directors
      • Chris Renaud
      • Yarrow Cheney(co-directed by)
    • Writers
      • Cinco Paul
      • Ken Daurio
      • Brian Lynch
    • Stars
      • Louis C.K.(voice)
      • Eric Stonestreet(voice)
      • Kevin Hart(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Chris Renaud
      • Yarrow Cheney(co-directed by)
    • Writers
      • Cinco Paul
      • Ken Daurio
      • Brian Lynch
    • Stars
      • Louis C.K.(voice)
      • Eric Stonestreet(voice)
      • Kevin Hart(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 341User reviews
    • 294Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 15 nominations

    Videos21

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    Gidget Gives The Pets An Inspirational Speech
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    Photos62

    Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, and Ellie Kemper in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Louis C.K., Lake Bell, and Bobby Moynihan in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Albert Brooks and Jenny Slate in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Louis C.K. and Jenny Slate in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Dana Carvey, Tara Strong, Chris Renaud, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, and Hannibal Buress in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Louis C.K. in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Albert Brooks, Tara Strong, Chris Renaud, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan, Jenny Slate, and Hannibal Buress in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Eric Stonestreet in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Michael Beattie and Kevin Hart in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Steve Coogan in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
    Louis C.K. and Lake Bell in The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

    Top cast

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    Louis C.K.
    Louis C.K.
    • Maxas Max
    • (voice)
    Eric Stonestreet
    Eric Stonestreet
    • Dukeas Duke
    • (voice)
    Kevin Hart
    Kevin Hart
    • Snowballas Snowball
    • (voice)
    Lake Bell
    Lake Bell
    • Chloeas Chloe
    • (voice)
    Jenny Slate
    Jenny Slate
    • Gidgetas Gidget
    • (voice)
    Ellie Kemper
    Ellie Kemper
    • Katieas Katie
    • (voice)
    Albert Brooks
    Albert Brooks
    • Tiberiusas Tiberius
    • (voice)
    Dana Carvey
    Dana Carvey
    • Popsas Pops
    • (voice)
    Hannibal Buress
    Hannibal Buress
    • Buddyas Buddy
    • (voice)
    Bobby Moynihan
    Bobby Moynihan
    • Melas Mel
    • (voice)
    Chris Renaud
    Chris Renaud
    • Normanas Norman
    • (voice)
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Ozoneas Ozone
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael Beattie
    Michael Beattie
    • Tattooas Tattoo
    • (voice)
    Sandra Echeverría
    Sandra Echeverría
    • Mariaas Maria
    • (voice)
    • (as Sandra Echeverria)
    Jaime Camil
    Jaime Camil
    • Fernandoas Fernando
    • (voice)
    Kiely Renaud
    • Mollyas Molly
    • (voice)
    Bob Bergen
    Bob Bergen
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Chris Renaud
      • Yarrow Cheney(co-directed by)
    • Writers
      • Cinco Paul
      • Ken Daurio
      • Brian Lynch
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside-down, when his owner brings home sloppy mongrel Duke. They must put their quarrels aside when they learn that adorable white bunny Snowball is building an army of lost pets determined to wreak revenge. —Supermikey71
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Think this is what they do all day?
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for action and some rude humor
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the park scene in the beginning you can see Gru from Despicable Me (2010) walking his dog Kyle in the background.
    • Goofs
      When Duke drags Max from the park by his lead we see Max being pulled through tight railings in an apartment block staircase. For Max and his lead to be pulled between the railings, Duke must have passed through first. Impossible since Duke is several times bigger than Max.
    • Quotes

      Snowball: I feel heroic! And handsome! I'm a little wet, but I still look good. I look good.

    • Crazy credits
      In the mid-credits scene, Buddy and Mel attend what they think is a costume party at Leonard's house. Buddy dresses up as a Barbaloot from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Mel is dressed up as a Minion. The party is interrupted when the owner returns.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Dana Carvey/Deon Cole/Unknown Mortal Orchestra (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Welcome To New York
      Written by Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder

      Performed by Taylor Swift

      Big Machine Label Group, LLC

    User reviews341

    Review
    Top review
    "The Secret World of Pets"-Pure Entertainment with generous dose of love between animals and people. Great Movie.
    You know a movie is good when it's over shortly after it began.

    Well actually the movie was well over an hour and a half but I was drawn in from beginning to the last second. In fact, even at the last second I did not want the movie to end.

    It's a simple story. A cute young dog, Max, finds himself stuck with a new housemate, Duke, a big lug of a dog that their owner brings home and expects they will get along.

    Thus begins the saga to get rid of Duke while helping all the cast-aside pets of the world wreak revenge on the humans who left them.

    The rest is just cute and includes Snowball the Bunny and lots of animals to include canaries, snakes, lizards and sneaky buzzards. Oh, and a real cute cat that acts….heh, just like a cat.

    This is a movie for all ages. It's a movie to watch on a rainy day and a movie to watch over and over. The character voices include:

    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)

    There is no major moral to the movie except there is a human out there for every pet, there is even a human out there for pets who have lost their owners, which includes Duke.

    There's action, laughs, shouts, screams and much fun.

    See this movie, please. See it especially if you have pets.
    helpful•10
    5
    • patfish1
    • Aug 1, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Pets Movie
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Illumination Entertainment
      • Dentsu
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $368,384,330
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $104,352,905
      • Jul 10, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $875,458,631
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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