Japan Synopsis
“He's just not a people person.”
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 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.
Audience Engagement
3,399 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dolittle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Universal Pictures
Family + Fantasy in Japan
105 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dolittle itself).
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
In the crowded 2019-2021 Japan release window, Dolittle sits at #374 of 500. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dolittle premiered alongside 149 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 41m runtime, production spent $1.7M per minute on screen and earned $2.5M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.
The 4041st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dolittle, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- victorian england · 3
- veterinary · 2
- talking to animals · 1
- voyage · 1
- doctor · 25
- animal · 21
- based on children's book · 8
- ship · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
- island · 41
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,894 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #162 of 229 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Team Downey, Perfect World Pictures, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films, dentsu |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | January 2, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt6673612 |