Doctor Dolittle (1998)
He doesn't just talk to the animals!
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Doctor Dolittle rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.4/10· 107K votes
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic46%
TMDb5.72/10· 3K votesWith 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.4/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Cast of Doctor Dolittle
Eddie Murphy
as Dr. John Dolittle
Ossie Davis
as Archer Dolittle
Oliver Platt
as Dr. Mark Weller
Peter Boyle
as Calloway
Richard Schiff
as Dr. Gene Reiss
Kristen Wilson
as Lisa
Jeffrey Tambor
as Dr. Fish
Kyla Pratt
as Maya
Raven-Symoné
as Charisse
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Steven Gilborn
as Dr. Litvack
Erik Dellums
as Jeremy
June Christopher
as Diane
Doctor Dolittle facts
- Budget
- $71M
- Box office
- $294.5M
- Collection
- Dr. Dolittle Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family-friendly adventure balances humor and action
- •Animal characters provide comedic relief throughout
- •Father-child relationship grounds emotional core
What the audience disliked
- •Talking animal gimmick wears thin with repetition
- •Plot meanders without clear narrative direction
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