ComedyYear2009Duration1h 40mIMDb5.5

Hotel for Dogs

ComedyFamily

Two siblings who are forbidden to bring animals home secretly take in stray dogs at an abandoned hotel, thus creating an ideal shelter by transforming the hotel into an incredible paradise for dogs.

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Cast

Thor Freudenthal

Director

Emma Roberts

Andi

Jake T. Austin

Bruce

Lisa Kudrow

Lois Scudder

Don Cheadle

Bernie

Johnny Simmons

Dave

Kyla Pratt

Heather

Troy Gentile

Mark

Kevin Dillon

Carl Scudder

Ajay Naidu

ACO Jake

Eric Edelstein

ACO Max

Robinne Lee

Carol

Yvette Nicole Brown

Ms. Camwell

Maximiliano Hernández

Officer Mike

Andre Ware

Officer Jeff

Jonathan Klein

Evan

Ruben Garfias

Department Store Employee

KV

Kenny Vibert

Jason

Stephen Liska

Desk Sergeant

Jeff Lowell

Writer

BS

Bob Schooley

Writer

MM

Mark McCorkle

Writer

Lois Duncan

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

Linda MangubatJan 12, 2025

WTH I just want to watch hotel for dog.and like 1sec the scene change

Achille yaoviAug 22, 2024

A brother and sister live with their umpteenth set of foster parents. They hide their pet - a small dog - because the foster parents don't want to know about it. When the dog runs away they follow it and find their way into an old abandoned building. To their surprise it is not completely abandoned but actually lived in by a number of dogs. Soon after that an idea comes to life. And from there the story rolls on in a typical Disney style children's film where evil is evil and good is good and anything else is easily forgotten. As as adult I wasn't overly impressed with the film but the kid I took to see it loved it - and that's good. The target audience for the film must be kids in the age range 6 to 12 or so. The things that happen are fun to watch (at least the very most of the time) and although the acting capabilities of the younger players leaves something to be desired it is not bad enough to turn the film into a complete waste of tape. All in all, it features a good number of laughs, a few tear drops and surely a lot of hard work - and a cast that is clearly liking to play the roles they were cast for. 5 out of 10 dogs barking in the night

mootsamAug 22, 2024

Guys, I'm sincerely tired of movie industries deciding all children are stupid. I respect children. Children have now been stereotyped as morons who laugh at anything that makes a stupid noise and poop jokes. Now, people may say that this is of their maturity level. Well, of course it is! Only because they've been made to enjoy it by drivel like this. Start your kids out with good films, ageless films that are good for adults and kids. Like Fantastic Mr. Fox, or Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, or anything related to Pixar. Give them a film they won't look back at later on and have to shame themselves for. Deciding your child is going to enjoy any film with animals and farts is what I'd call neglect. So don't come and complain that we're rating this as an adult's film when it isn't, because you rate films on what they're meant to be. This is meant to be a kid's movie. At that, it is insulting to children, assuming they're all complete morons. Please, pick a good film.

خليفة موحي Aug 22, 2024

Usually, I don't like films which have real dogs in them. But, Hotel For Dogs came as a real surprise to me. Of course, the plot is predictable, but the actors & the adorable dogs brought this movie some heart. I don't understand the low rating. This movie was made for kids, not for adults, so you shouldn't have expected anything more than the predictable dialogues & happy ending. Andi (Emma Roberts) & Bruce (Jake. T. Austin) are two siblings who have lost their parents & are living in foster homes & the adults in that home are very annoying. One day their dog, Friday goes into an abandoned old hotel & it spends the night there. Somehow, the kids want a real family & they start rescuing dogs from all over the place to help the dogs avoid the pound with the help of their friends, Dave, Heather & Mark. They get into all kinds of trouble with the law. I was babysitting the other day & my little cousin wanted to watch this as soon as he heard it had dogs in them (he's 8 & very cute) & so I had to watch it along with him as no one else wanted to spend time on this with him & I like him (he has two elder sisters & they wouldn't see this, nor babysit him). This is a very fun family film. The acting was good, the dogs were awesome & the contraptions to help the dogs enjoy was cool. Seeing this as he enjoyed really made it good for me. The plot had lot of holes in it; like where did they get the money to feed so many dogs when they couldn't even pay for food for their first dog? And how could they build the hotel for the dogs without the owner's permission & is it really OK to break the law as long as you do it for the cute dogs? This is a kids fantasy after all & I let go of these problems. Lisa Kudrow (from the awesome show 'Friends') really didn't do much in this. Then again, the kids & dogs are the main attraction. Emma Roberts is a girl I loved in Nancy Drew (I was a huge fan of Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew during my teens, still am I suppose) & here also I liked her. The other kids were also OK. I'm a huge fan of Prison Break & did anyone notice Mark was eerily similar with his dialogue delivery & personality to a character in the TV show? If he is not his son, then its weird. 6/10

George Moses KambuwaAug 22, 2024

The worst thing about this film is that the main children are complete cheats, liars and thieves!!! It starts with them being fraudulent with a stone in a mobile phone box that they then shrink-wrap and sell for $27 - supposedly for dog food - burgers!. They steal a lot of stuff from their foster parents, and even lie to their friends!!!! They pile lie upon lie when they could easily have told the truth about their parents. I had to try to explain to my children that their behaviour was wrong and naughty - no excuses!!! None of it is really plausible - the abandoned hotel with all the stuff in it etc. Can't believe I paid good money and wasted time on this!!! I truly cannot believe so many people condone this type of behaviour - it shows what a sorry state our morals really are in.

Maipretty9Aug 22, 2024

I'm obsessed with these dogs. They seriously are so fun and adorable and I loved seeing this movie. I went and saw it with my cousin and she was freaking out...couldn't wait to go see it and she loved every second of it. Friday, the main dog, was her favorite. Anytime he did something fiesty she would laugh hysterically. I loved the bulldog, cooper. The scene where he has a vending machine full of old shoes is genius. I really liked all the smart and quirky inventions that were used. This was a great family film...really honest, fun, enjoyable and totally entertaining. I would definitely recommend this film to someone who wants an easy, carefree, good time!

ستار سعد-SattarSaadAug 22, 2024

I saw a preview of this film with kids 6, 7 and 12. We are a dog-loving family, so perhaps we were biased to enjoy the film. That said, we were split on our review. The adults and 12 year old were bored; the two youngsters were thrilled! Hence the score of 6. Overall, this was a harmless movie featuring a few humans and many trained dogs. It was sugary and nice - there was no real threat anywhere in the film of something bad happening (thus it is kid-safe for very young kids). And they've reduced the idea of foster homes down to a concocted McNugget of a concept. My younger kids didn't even follow that theme at all. What they did follow, and what I found most redeeming, were the numerous cutesy dog tricks and toys. The creators of the film did a nice job inventing clever ways to mechanize the caring for dogs (think the breakfast scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). That was fun. And the dogs were cute. For me the drawbacks were these: Slow start, unfunny 'comic' characters - like the foster parents and dog catchers, and a lame plot. But ultimately - we had a nice outing, and you will too. And you will emerge from the film MORE likely to go get a dog of your own.

Sandra🌸Afia🌸BoakyewaaAug 22, 2024

Oh, my God. Where do I even begin with this horrid little kids film? The implausible situations? The horrendous dialogue and acting? (Except for Don Cheadle - by the way, what the hell are you doing in this movie?) The ridiculous and over familiar plot and storyline? The God-awful, overwhelming musical score? Hmm...you pick, and we'll start there. Two kids find an abandoned hotel and use it to house a bunch of stray dogs. That's pretty much it. They could've been innovative and original with this idea, but instead, like always, they screwed it over in favor of recycling ideas. The one thing that bothered me the most is the music. The music can either make or brake a film. And, sometimes, with less there is more (No Country for Old Men) and with more (Hotel for Dogs) it becomes tiresome and incredibly annoying. That and it wasn't very enjoyable to listen to. I can't say too much else because I don't want to bore you with complaints, but that's all I can really say about this atrocity of a film. I actually feel sorry for all of those involved with this shite.

Mohamed AlkordiAug 22, 2024

I admit that I was obligated to take my children who are 7 and 10. Yes I along with many other parents dreaded the thought of wasting my $25.00 on this trite silliness. But after a while I began to enjoy my children's involvement in the movie and reaction to this which was no less than enjoyable. It's a silly sloppy dog film with a good heart. It's loaded with predictable outcomes, suspense and fantasy clichés. Not bad for innocuous entertainment. So adults need to sit back, cut your losses, lighten up and accept the 2 hours of kids laughing. What I find most humorous is to see has been stars reduced to B-movie level as the likes of Lisa Kudrow and Mr. Dillon. That was the most enjoyable aspect for me. So in essence adults can find the inside joke to movies like this.

user7817734339650Aug 22, 2024

The only reason I did not give this a 1 is because I'm sure the bottom end of the target audience, kids up to maybe 5 years old, will like it. However, this movie was truly horrible. I think the problem rests on the poor acting of the children/young adults and the script. I'm 99% certain the script writers were told "we want to do a movie where there is a hotel for dogs, make it work somehow." Spoilers follow, none of much consequence. The opening of the movie, with two white kids in a foster home ripping off a store owner with a box containing a rock instead of a cell phone because they want to buy some burgers for their dog, is the first blow to the movie's credibility. What kind of morals does that teach, first of all? Also, these kids look way too healthy, happy, and affluent to warrant stealing for petty money. So they don't like the dinner their foster mom makes them, so their dog is a stray after 3 years because these kids are irresponsible, so what? The acting is incredibly bad, the characters about as stereotypical as possible - It's Nickelodeon, what else should we expect? If they had worse foster parents, or at least demonstrated being more distraught and emotionally damaged from their parents dying, I'd forgive the stupid stealing bit. The kids act like snobby self-righteous brats throughout the entire film. It basically teaches kids that you can act however you want if you think your mom and dad don't pay enough attention and cook like crap, and that even if you are perfectly well off it is fine to break the law for petty cash. If you are a dog lover, and a serious one (moderate dog lovers won't love the dogs enough to get past story and acting flaws), then you may enjoy the bits where the dogs act cute. Other than that, I had perfectly acceptable expectations of a KID'S movie about dogs, and they were clearly far too high... If the kids are old enough to see this by themselves, they won't like this movie. If you're stuck taking them, see a movie in a different theater. If they're too young to be unsupervised in front of a screen for an hour and forty minutes, get a dog lover friend to take them.

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