Hotel for Dogs Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jul. 24, 2009

Hotel for Dogs

Release Date: Friday, January 16, 2009 Theaters

Director: Thor Freudenthal

Starring: Emma Roberts • Jimmy Bennett • Don Cheadle • Johnny Simmons • Lisa Kudrow

PG Comedy 1 hr, 40 m

3.8 / 5

92% WILL SEE 8% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: "Hotel for Dogs", stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in a smart, funny comedy adventure that shows how far love and imagination can take you. When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce (Austin) to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and using Bruce's talents as a mechanical genius, transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday--and eventually for all Friday's friends. When barking dogs make the neighbors suspicious, Andi and Bruce use every invention they have to avoid anyone discovering "who let the dogs in."

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Hotel for Dogs.

Emma Roberts
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Jimmy Bennett
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Don Cheadle
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Johnny Simmons
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Lisa Kudrow
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Crew Behind the Film

The Hotel for Dogs behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Thor Freudenthal last directed Words on Bathroom Walls and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

Director: Thor Freudenthal
Screenwriters: Lois Duncan
Jeff Lowell
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner
Tom Pollock
Ivan Reitman

Studios: DreamWorks Studios
Production Company: Cold Spring Pictures; Nickelodeon Movies; The Donners' Company

Production Details

What we know about the Hotel for Dogs movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

Production Updates for Hotel for Dogs

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Hotel for Dogs was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 16, 2009. in around 3,271 theaters There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Notorious, Paul Blart: Mall Cop and My Bloody Valentine 3-D.

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2009-01-16 Theaters

United States

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On DVD, Blu-ray / 4K

2009-04-28 DVD
2009-04-28 Blu-ray 4K

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Fri., Jul. 24, 2009 2009-07-24

Added the Blu-ray release date of April 28, 2009

Thu., Mar. 19, 2009 2009-03-19

Added the DVD release date of April 28, 2009

Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 2009-01-16

Added a running time of 100 minutes

Thu., Jan. 15, 2009 2009-01-15

Changed the film release date from January 23, 2009 to January 16, 2009

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