Summary
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin).
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+35)
Critics 9Audiences 44GoodWatch 28
Tomatometer9%
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.3
Audience score22%
Box office
96%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $19 M
Worldwide it made back $19 M of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8985Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2005
February 2, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
France- United Kingdom
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism12 of 12
Robbie WilliamsDougal (voice)
Kylie MinogueFlorence (voice)
Ian McKellenZebedee (voice)
Joanna LumleyErmintrude (voice)
Jim BroadbentBrian (voice)
Bill NighyDylan (voice)
Tom BakerZeebad (voice)
Ray WinstoneSoldier Sam (voice)
Lee EvansTrain (voice)
Jimmy HibbertAdditional Voices (voice)- DLDaniella LoftusCoral (voice)
- EMEdiz MahmutBasil (voice)
Directing · 3
- Frank Passingham Director
- Jean Duval Director
- Dave Borthwick Director
Writing · 4
- Paul Bassett Writer
- Raoff Sanoussi Writer
- Serge Danot Author
- Martine Danot Characters
Production · 10
- Jake Eberts Executive Producer
- Cameron McCracken Executive Producer
- François Ivernel Executive Producer
- Jill Sinclair Executive Producer
- Claude Gorsky Producer
- Andy Leighton Producer
Editing · 1
- Mathieu Morfin Editor
Sound · 10
- Mark Thomas Original Music Composer
- Mike Prestwood Smith Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Andie Derrick Foley Artist
- Robert Farr ADR Mixer
- Nigel Heath Foley Mixer
- Francis Ward Lindsay Foley Editor
Visual Effects · 19
- Julien Soret Animation
- Alexandre Espigares Animation
- Noel Hocquet Animation
- Graham D. Clark Animation Supervisor
- Jocelyn Hudon Animation
- Aurelie Monchicourt Animation
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