| Show Dogs | |
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| Directed by | Raja Gosnell |
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| Cinematography | David Mackie |
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| Music by | Heitor Pereira |
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| Distributed by | Global Road Entertainment |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.5 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $39.2 million[4] |
Show Dogs is a 2018 American buddy cop comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and written by Max Botkin and Marc Hyman. It stars Will Arnett, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Natasha Lyonne, Jordin Sparks, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O'Neal, Omar Chaparro, and Stanley Tucci. The film follows a Rottweiler police dog and his human partner who go undercover at a prestigious dog show to stop an animal smuggling activity. The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2018, to negative reviews from critics.
A week after its release, the film came under fire when several critics and parents' groups accused it of including a scene normalizing child grooming. The studio apologized and recut the film, re-releasing it on its second weekend in theaters. The film grossed $39 million against its $5.5 million budget.
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