Back to browse
57% Critic Match
Doctor Dolittle
“He doesn't just talk to the animals!”
5.7 / 10• 1998• 1h 25m•PG-13• English
ComedyFamilyFantasy
Storyline
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Cast & Crew
Eddie Murphy
Dr. John Dolittle
Lead
Ossie Davis
Archer Dolittle
Oliver Platt
Dr. Mark Weller
Peter Boyle
Calloway
Richard Schiff
Dr. Gene Reiss
Kristen Wilson
Lisa
Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Fish
Kyla Pratt
Maya
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Betty Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Doctor Dolittle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
