The Dog Stars (2026)
At the end of the world, no one survives alone.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 59m
- Director Ridley Scott
- Genres Science Fiction Thriller
- Rating 6.6/10 (273 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Jacob Elordi
as Hig
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Margaret Qualley
as Cima
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Josh Brolin
as Bangley
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Guy Pearce
as Pops
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Allison Janney
as Darlene
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Benedict Wong
as Aaron
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Ewen Bremner
as Crossbow Hunter
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James Craze
as Logan
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Sam Spruell
as John
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Sai Bennett
as Melissa
- Sebastian Rokison-Woodall as Ben
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Alara-Star Khan
as Matilda
- Daisy Kakkar as Mennonite Woman
- Brendan O'Rourke as Bar Man - Grand Junction
- Jean Michael Sinisterra Munoz as Semi-Naked Monster / Fuddled Brain
- Mario Alberto Estrada Sanchez as Semi-Naked Monster / Fuddled Brain
- Luis Fernando Colombo as Semi-Naked Monster / Fuddled Brain
- Hideki Andrea Yamamoto as Raider #1
Crew
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Ridley Scott
Director
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Erik Messerschmidt
Director of Photography
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Claire Simpson
Editor
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Sam Restivo
Editor
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Harry Gregson-Williams
Original Music Composer
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Mark L. Smith
Producer
- Cliff Roberts Producer
- Michael A. Pruss Producer
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Ridley Scott
Producer
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Mark L. Smith
Screenplay
News about The Dog Stars
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams on His Eighth — and Possibly Best — Collaboration with Director Ridley Scott
The composer of "The Martian" and "Kingdom of Heaven" talks about reuniting with Sir Ridley for "The Dog Stars," a film that posed new challenges in its…
‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Viewed as Unreleasable by Warner Bros., Just Beat a Jacob Elordi and Ridley Scott Movie at the Box Office
"Coyote vs. Acme" opened in second place with $15.4 million while "The Dog Stars" flopped with $8 million.
Box Office: ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With $8 Million; ‘Spider-Man’ Continues Reign in Fifth Weekend
“The Dog Stars” couldn’t beat the heat during the dog days of summer and melted down over its opening weekend. Disney and 20th Century’s “The Dog Stars” opened…
Box Office: ‘The Dog Stars’ Struggles With Just $3 Million on Friday; ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Win Weekend Again
20th Century’s “The Dog Stars” and Keylight Pictures’ “Coyote vs. Acme” both debuted in theaters on Friday, but Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”…
Ridley Scott Casts His Crews as Carefully as His Movies So That He ‘Can Just Play Tennis’
Scott and several of his department heads tell IndieWire about their ongoing collaboration and their work together on the director's latest film, "The Dog…
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On this week's episode of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast, we also review Ridley Scott's "The Dog Stars" and debate whether Mark Ruffalo's recent Warnermount…
