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	animal protagonist b horror body horror curse death dog dog owner evil spirit family curse folk horror found footage ghost haunted house human animal relationship independent film monster horror night pov (point of view) psychological horror supernatural supernatural horror terminal illness woods

External links

Links	Apple TV Does the Dog Die? FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph Horror Archive IMDb Instagram Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Wikidata Wikipedia
Reviews	Good Boy: Meet Indy, the adorable canine star of this creepy horror film The Irish Times • irishtimes.com Peter Travers reviews “Good Boy” The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com Good Boy review: Dog horror is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com ‘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 FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more! LAist • laist.com Good Boy review: Chasing Styx BFI • bfi.org.uk CRÍTICAS. The Rock en la lona, una mascota contra los fantasmas y otros estrenos de cine Los Angeles Times en Español • latimes.com What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au Review: Good Boy - Chicago Reader Kyle Logan • chicagoreader.com Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A ... Wendy Ide • observer.co.uk

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Reviews

Good Boy: Meet Indy, the adorable canine star of this creepy horror film The Irish Times • irishtimes.com
Peter Travers reviews “Good Boy” The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com
Good Boy review: Dog horror is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com
‘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
FilmWeek: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Anemone,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and more! LAist • laist.com
Good Boy review: Chasing Styx BFI • bfi.org.uk
CRÍTICAS. The Rock en la lona, una mascota contra los fantasmas y otros estrenos de cine Los Angeles Times en Español • latimes.com
What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au
Review: Good Boy - Chicago Reader Kyle Logan • chicagoreader.com
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Tron: Ares, Good Boy, A ... Wendy Ide • observer.co.uk