Pets United

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Pets United
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Theatrical Release poster
Directed byReinhard Klooss
Written byReinhard Klooss
Based on
Produced by
  • Hua Shen
  • Reinhard Klooss
  • Yan Xun
Starring
Edited byAlexander Dittner
Music by David Newman
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesGermany
China
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,440,894 [1]

Pets United is a 2019 animated comedy film directed and written by Reinhard Klooss and starring Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan and Jeff Burrell. [2] It serves as a standalone sequel to the 2010 film Animals United .

Contents

The film premiered in China on November 8, 2019. In the United States, Netflix added the film to its streaming service on September 11, 2020, and was panned by critics. [3]

Cast

Plot

In a place called Robotic City, Roger tries to get himself some chicken drumsticks, but he instead successfully gives boxes of cat food to stray cats in the alley. Then, he gets taken to a place called Pampered Pets where he encounters various pets. They have a mission to stop the mastermind of chaos.

Release

Pets United was released on November 8, 2019 in China. [4]

Reception

Pets United earned $4,440,894 at the global box office. [1]

Roger Moore of "Movie Nation" gave it 1.5 out of 4 and wrote : "Could struggle a bit even to keep a toddler distracted for 92 minutes." [5]

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