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The Dog Stars

Name: The Dog Stars
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2026-08-26
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney

2026 · 1h 58m · Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 49 RT 40%

Skip it—this post-apocalyptic slow-burn has an intriguing premise (lonely pilot chasing a mysterious radio signal), but the film's glacial pacing and murky execution left it virtually invisible in the cultural conversation for good reason. Unless you're specifically craving meditative sci-fi with minimal plot momentum, your time is better spent elsewhere.

Plot

After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney

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