The Dog Stars
for strong violence, and language.
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi Post-Apocalypse Thriller Action Adventure Adaptation IMAX |
| Length: | 1 hr. 58 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2026 |
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August 28, 2026 (wide release) |
Based on the novel The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (2012)
Dystopian science fiction
Devastating flu virus pandemic that kills most humans
Survival in a post-apocalyptic world
Roaming scavengers called Reapers
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Josh Brolin … Bangley Jacob Elordi … Hig Guy Pearce … Pops, a former Navy SEAL and Cima's father Margaret Qualley … Cima Allison Janney … Benedict Wong … Alara-Star Khan … Sebastian Rokison-Woodall … Ben |
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Ridley Scott |
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Ridley Scott Scott Free Productions See all » |
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Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a virus has wiped out most of humanity, with survivors being terrorized by roaming scavengers called ‘Reapers.’ The protagonist is Hig, a pilot who survived the flu that killed everyone he knew, his wife included. He lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting ex-Marine. Hig sometimes heads off in his 1956 Cessna, where he can fish and pretend things are how they used to be. When a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life might exist if he flies a bit further. He risks it all. to chase a possible haven in Grand Junction. Margaret Qualley plays Cima, a young medic and Hig’s love interest. Guy Pearce is her father, a former Navy SEAL.”
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