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Movie -- 2025 -- Netflix
Dog Man
Officer Knight and his dog Greg chase Petey the Cat to a warehouse bomb. The blast kills Knight's head and wrecks Greg's body. Surgeons sew Greg's head onto Knight's body. That is Dog Man. Comic-book slapstick in Ohkay City. Petey clones a kitten, Li'l Petey, then dumps him in a box. Flippy the Fish comes back with living spray. A volcano at the end.
Notes are based on public reviews and published descriptions. Timestamps are approximate. Not yet checked against Netflix AU.
Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
- Not suitable
- Parental guidance
- Ok
GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.
About this title
- Classification
- G
- Length
- 89 minutes
- Consumer advice
- Very mild themes, animated violence and coarse language
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Before you press play
The bomb goes off in a warehouse. They sew the dog's head onto the cop's body. That is the joke and the origin, both at once. Dog Man barks, fetches, and nicks Petey the Cat, an orange supervillain who builds a clone that comes out a kitten. Petey puts Li'l Petey in a cardboard box on the street. Then a dead fish named Flippy gets living spray and a city starts walking.
- A bomb and a surgery
- A cop who is also a dog
- A cat who will not stay in jail
- A kitten left in a box
- A fish brought back
- A volcano drop
What may feel big
Warehouse bomb: Officer Knight dies by head injury, Greg's body is ruined, stitches on a neck. Alice, Knight's girlfriend, sells the house. Petey's clone is a baby, Li'l Petey; Petey abandons him in a box; Dog Man takes him home. Grampa shows up and is cruel to Petey. Flippy the telekinetic fish is resurrected; the Living Spray factory and buildings come alive and smash the city. Flippy kidnaps Li'l Petey and dangles Petey over a volcano. Dog Man saves him with a tennis ball that falls in the lava.
4-6. Four and five are below this scale. Six needs you for the bomb, the sewing-together, the box, and the volcano. The books are silly. The opening still kills a man.
7-9. A fair try with someone beside them. Pause for Flippy and the lava. Being dumped in a box can sting more than the fights if your house knows that story.
10-12. They can take Pilkey slapstick. The volcano is still a skip if drops are a no. Grampa being awful is a talk, not a scare.
Triggers in this guide
Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.
- Sadness 1
- Separation 1
- Scary Imagery 1
- Peril 1
- Violence 1
- Relational Conflict 1
If you have not watched it yet
Should I sit with them?
We would not put this on for a child under 6 and leave the room. Plan to sit with them at least until 8. After that, many families can watch with a grown-up nearby rather than on the couch. The notes above say what happens. You know your child. This is not medical advice.