Ever wonder what your pets do when you’re not home?
| Cast |
Voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell |
| Director |
Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud |
| Screenplay | Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch, Simon Rich |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Editing | Ken Schretzmann |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat, Auro 11.1, Dolby Atmos |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | Dentsu, Fuji Television Network, Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures |
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| Genre | Animated |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Infrequent to fairly frequent, low impact |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for action and some rude humor |
| Runtime | 87 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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Tense Family Scenes |
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| Suggested age limit 6 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Furry fun: new dogs and a few old tricks. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Herman Lategan 'n Wemeling van warmhartige gediertes. | 10 | |
| Cape Times Jordan Mintzer A comic CG puppy love romp | 10 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy The film works best in its smaller moments and capturing the essence of how pets behave, but overall it&rquot;s still enjoyable and entertaining for viewers young and old. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 39 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 178 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Fast-paced, funny, and blessed with a talented voice cast, The Secret Life of Pets offers a beautifully animated, cheerfully undemanding family-friendly diversion. | 15 |  |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Adventure is clever and engaging, despite animals in peril. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 175 users | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 69159 users | 13 | |
| Internet 48663 Netizens | 13 | |
Average .. 61% | 12 | |