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The Secret Life of Pets
2016
· Movie
· 86 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #476
- IMDb #410
- Google retired #282
- Rotten Tomatoes #336
- Metacritic #309
- Letterboxd #558
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #317
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #375
- Metacritic Critics #237
- Metacritic Audience #365
- Criticker #296
- Douban #133
- Kinopoisk #390
- AlloCiné #303
- Trakt #329
Every rating
34–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 34, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The routine life of a terrier is turned upside down when his owner brings home a large and unruly new dog. Their immediate rivalry leads them on an adventure away from the safety of their apartment and out into the bustling streets of New York City. They must put their differences aside and work together to find their way back home, encountering a rebellious gang of abandoned pets along the way.
Details
- Directors
- Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
- Writers
- Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
- Studio
- Illumination, Universal Pictures
- Released
- 18 June 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $75.0M
- Box office
- $875.5M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →3 wins from 14 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Producers Guild of America 2017 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
| 2017 Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Kevin Hart | Nominee |
| 2017 Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Animated Movie | The Secret Life of Pets | Nominee |
| 2017 Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Villain | Kevin Hart | Winner |
| 2017 Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Most Wanted Pet | Kevin Hart | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon | Nominee |
| Cinema Audio Society 2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | David Acord, Jason Butler, Gary A. Rizzo, Carlos Sotolongo and Frank Wolf | Nominee |
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Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Animated Motion Picture | Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
2017 Kids' Choice Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Villain | Kevin Hart | Winner |
| Most Wanted Pet | Kevin Hart | Winner |
| Favorite Animated Movie | The Secret Life of Pets | Nominee |
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Kevin Hart | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score – Animated Film | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
Annie Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Animated Movie Voice | Kevin Hart | Nominee |
| Favorite Family Movie | The Secret Life of Pets | Nominee |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination
| BAFTA Kids' Vote | The Secret Life of Pets | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | David Acord, Jason Butler, Gary A. Rizzo, Carlos Sotolongo and Frank Wolf | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Kevin Hart | Nominee |