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The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars
★ 7.2/10•2026•1h 59m•R•Action•Thriller•Science Fiction

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

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.

Ridley Scott · Director

Mark L. Smith · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 26, 2026
Budget$110,000,000
Revenue$39,203,493

Actors

Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi

Hig

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Bangley

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Cima

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Pops

Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Aaron

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Darlene

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Crossbow Hunter

Sam Spruell

Sam Spruell

John

James Craze

James Craze

Logan

Sai Bennett

Sai Bennett

Melissa

Alara-Star Khan

Alara-Star Khan

Matilda

Sebastian Rokison-Woodall

Ben

Daisy Kakkar

Mennonite Woman

Brendan O'Rourke

Bar Man - Grand Junction

Jean Michael Sinisterra Munoz

Semi-Naked Monster / Fuddled Brain

Mario Alberto Estrada Sanchez

Semi-Naked Monster / Fuddled Brain

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