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.
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
500 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dolittle sits at position #374.
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dolittle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dolittle premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 41m runtime, production spent $1.7M per minute on screen and earned $2.5M per minute back.
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 |