Isle of Dogs
Loyalty has a scent. And it smells like rebellion.
Directed by Wes Anderson
Produced by Studio Babelsberg, American Empirical Pictures
A visually sumptuous stop-motion adventure that balances whimsy and melancholy, celebrating loyalty and found family against a backdrop of authoritarian injustice.
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
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Does Isle of Dogs end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Isle of Dogs easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Isle of Dogs violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Isle of Dogs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Isle of Dogs scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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