Good Boy

Film • 2025 • Horror, Thriller

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

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Cast & Crew

Ben LeonbergDirector & Writer
Alex CannonWriter
IndyIndy
Shane JensenTodd
Arielle FriedmanVera
Larry FessendenGrandpa
Stuart RudinRichard
Anya KrawcheckDoctor
Hunter GoetzWeatherman / Narrator
BanditMax
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Details

Status	Released
Release	October 1, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Horror Thriller
Tags	B Horror Body Horror Folk Horror Monster Horror Psychological Horror Supernatural Horror

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Links	Apple TV Does the Dog Die? FilmAffinity Horror Archive IMDb Instagram Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Wikidata Wikipedia
Reviews	FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more! LAist • laist.com Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A ... Wendy Ide • observer.co.uk Good Boy review – a pooch perfect ghostly tale Little White Lies • lwlies.com Good Boy review: Dog horror is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au Ambience is everything in this dog’s-eye-view horror flick Jake Wilson • smh.com.au Good Boy review: Chasing Styx BFI • bfi.org.uk ‘Good Boy’ Review: Telling a Ghost Story From a Dog’s POV, Ben Leonberg Teaches an Old Genre Some Nifty New Tricks Peter Debruge • variety.com Peter Travers reviews “Good Boy” The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com Good Boy: Meet Indy, the adorable canine star of this creepy horror film The Irish Times • irishtimes.com

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Reviews

FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more! LAist • laist.com
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A ... Wendy Ide • observer.co.uk
Good Boy review – a pooch perfect ghostly tale Little White Lies • lwlies.com
Good Boy review: Dog horror is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com
What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au
Ambience is everything in this dog’s-eye-view horror flick Jake Wilson • smh.com.au
Good Boy review: Chasing Styx BFI • bfi.org.uk
‘Good Boy’ Review: Telling a Ghost Story From a Dog’s POV, Ben Leonberg Teaches an Old Genre Some Nifty New Tricks Peter Debruge • variety.com
Peter Travers reviews “Good Boy” The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com
Good Boy: Meet Indy, the adorable canine star of this creepy horror film The Irish Times • irishtimes.com