The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs (1983)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (2,644 ratings)

Like Watership Down, Plague Dogs is an animated cartoon feature based on a novel by Richard Adams and produced by Martin Rosen. And also like Watership Down, it is more appropriate for an older audience. Two dogs escape from a British government research lab. As the authorities hunt down the canine… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Martin Rosen
Written By
Martin Rosen, Richard Adams
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Dec 17, 1983 Limited
On DVD
Oct 20, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    The whole movie is shot through with despair and dread; it feels like a prolonged howl of helplessness.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Pierluigi P


    Perhaps the bleakest and yet most moving animated film I have ever seen. The animation is simple but perfect, and the story is mature and overwhelming. the uneasyness, impotence and sadness stays with you long after the credits have rolled.

  • Luke B


    From the director and author of Watership Down comes this delightfully British and morbidly depressing animation. Us Brits even make our cartoons miserable. This is not for kids but it also isn't strictly for adults. It deals with dark themes including animal testing, mental… More

  • Henrik S


    From the makers of cult classic animated movie "Watership Down" and if you liked (or let's say know) the first one you will love this one. Based on Richard Adams anthropomorphical novel starring two talking dogs which escape from a grizzly research labratory. From then… More

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