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The Secret Life of Pets

Name: The Secret Life of Pets
Director: Chris Renaud
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
Released: 2016-06-18
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper

2016 · 1h 26m · Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 61 RT 70%

Skip it unless you've got restless kids who need 90 minutes of bright colors and talking animals. The Secret Life of Pets is a serviceable animated comedy with a tired buddy-comedy premise that doesn't bring anything fresh to the table—it's the definition of middle-of-the-road family entertainment that you've seen a dozen times before.

Plot

The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

Director: Chris Renaud

Cast: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper

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