Dog Man
Movie, 2025, Originals
Dog Man is #47 of 51 in release order and #21 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
Dog Man recap
Petey, an orange cat supervillain, sets a bomb that kills Officer Knight's body and wounds the head of his dog Greg, so surgeons sew Greg's head onto Knight's body. Dog Man becomes the city's most popular cop, constantly arresting Petey, but he is a dog at heart and gets into trouble. Petey tries to clone himself to get an assistant and creates Li'l Petey, a sweet kitten with no interest in crime. Petey abandons him, and Dog Man takes Li'l Petey in. Petey misses the kitten and steals him back with his robot, and Li'l Petey introduces him to his own cruel father, who makes Petey see himself. Meanwhile Petey's reprogrammed cyborg fish, Flippy, comes back to life and turns on everyone.
Dog Man ending explained
Flippy kidnaps Li'l Petey and animates the city's buildings to attack, and Petey teams up with Dog Man to save him. Li'l Petey wins Flippy over with friendship, Flippy loses his powers, and Dog Man gives up his beloved tennis ball to save Petey from a volcano. Petey is pardoned and agrees to share custody of Li'l Petey with Dog Man.
Post-credits scenes
A montage of drawings plays during the credits. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Dog Man
Dog Man is streaming on Peacock in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Wild Robot, before How to Train Your Dragon.
- Chronological order: after The Wild Robot, before Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie.
What to watch before Dog Man
In release order, 20 DreamWorks Animation essentials come before Dog Man (2025), from Antz (1998) to The Wild Robot (2024).
Cast
- Peter Hastings as Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House (voice)
- Pete Davidson as Petey the Cat (voice)
- Lil Rel Howery as Chief (voice)
- Isla Fisher as Sarah Hatoff (voice)
- Lucas Hopkins Calderon as Li'l Petey (voice)
- Ricky Gervais as Flippy (voice)
- Poppy Liu as Butler (voice)
- Stephen Root as Grampa (voice)
- Billy Boyd as Seamus (voice)
- Luenell as Milly (voice)
- Laraine Newman as Scientist (voice)
- Melissa Villaseñor as Realtor (voice)
Directed by Peter Hastings.