Dolittle

Dolittle

Theatrical - Wide 2020-01-02

Cast Robert Downey Jr. Michael Sheen Jim Broadbent Antonio Banderas Rami Malek
Directed by Stephen Gaghan
Written by Stephen Gaghan

Box Office Gross: $251,410,631

Running Time: 101 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, Team Downey, Perfect World Pictures, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

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After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when... See more the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

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