The Dog Stars

2026 · 119 min · EN · R · 6.6 (311 votes)

Dir. Ridley Scott · Starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong · Music Harry Gregson-Williams

“At the end of the world, no one survives alone.”

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After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.

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This film offers a melancholic, desolate journey through a post-apocalyptic world. It's a steady, atmospheric exploration of grief, survival, and the profound search for connection amidst overwhelming solitude. Expect a poignant, gritty experience that hints at fragile hope on the horizon.

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