SummaryOur canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner—and best friend—Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corn... Read More
Directed By:Ben Leonberg
Written By:Alex Cannon, Ben Leonberg
Good Boy
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
74% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Sep 29, 2025
91
If you’ve ever been a dog owner and you’ve ever been nervous about what’s out there in the shadows, then more than likely, you’ve appreciated the company of a good dog by your side. Good Boy gives you that feeling when you’re watching it, and quite frankly, there were a couple of times when I reached for my own dog to give her a reassuring scratch behind the ears.
Oct 17, 2025
80
While other horror directors are busy chasing their tails trying to create genre defining moments, Ben Leonberg has succeeded creating a thrilling mid-budget horror that goes beyond pandering to animal lovers or tugging at our heartstrings.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
59% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
33% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
9% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Dec 11, 2025
10
Such a great passion project that deserves much more recognition than the usual crappy horror movies that release year after year. This stands among the great passion project horror movies like Blair witch. Most people will say it’s slow but if your attention span is longer than 10 minutes you’re bound to enjoy it and the section where they show how they made the movie made my rating go even higher. These people truly deserve recognition. We don’t see enough movies being made that have real heart put into it and something that shows they actually care about what they put out.
Nov 6, 2025
10
Peliculón, increíble ejemplo de como realizar una película con presupuesto limitado, los ángulos de cámara son increíbles acompañado de los efectos de sonido, exelentes sustos y tensión generada, ideal para estar al borde la silla toda la peli
Oct 7, 2025
80
In lesser hands, this could have been merely a gimmick but, with his feature debut, director Ben Leonberg delivers an effective, genuinely unsettling chiller.
Dec 5, 2025
75
Good Boy is a harrowing experience for dog lovers—or possibly anyone who’s noticed an animal staring at something you can’t quite perceive—yet the movie never quite unearths the subterranean chills of the most potent horror.
Mar 12, 2025
70
Good Boy works well enough on its own terms, managing to sustain sufficient tension throughout the course of its smartly concise 73-minute running time.
Oct 2, 2025
60
Even at a brief 73 minutes, Good Boy can feel stretched, a film that never quite convinces you that a short wouldn’t have worked better. Even though Indy is a remarkably expressive dog, there are only so many variations on dialogue-free scenes of him checking out a weird noise in the dark and the cycle soon gets repetitive, exposing a script that’s a bit on the thin side.
Sep 29, 2025
50
A horror tale told from the perspective of a dog, Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy is the sort of film that was always destined to live and die by the strength of its central gimmick.
Nov 1, 2025
10
Indy is adorable and a great actor. This is an endearing story about the protective bond between dogs and humans . It has a clever concept and the suspense, effects are great for such a small budget film
Dec 13, 2025
6
No es mala, pero hay 1000 opciones mejores para pasar el rato. Me dejó indiferente.
Mar 31, 2026
3
It was interesting to see what was happening (mostly through the eyes of the dog), but there’s only so much following around this dog looking at shadows that I can actually sit here and watch! That being said, all the positive reviews have me more puzzled than that poor dog was throughout the entire drag of this film.
Oct 10, 2025
3
So tired of those low-budget nothingburgers "horror" movies. The dogs are cute and the shots and effects are beautiful, but it's so f*cking booooooooooring and zero scary...
Production Company:
- What's Wrong With Your Dog?
Release Date:Oct 3, 2025
Duration:1 h 13 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Trust his instincts.
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Awards
Hawaii Film Critics Society
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Astra Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
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