Movie · Drama · Comedy

New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.

2025 · 1h 59m

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New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.

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Average 6.9
Reviews 147
Fresh 123
Rotten 24

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
2025
Run Time
1 hr 59 min
Rated
NC16
Region of Origin
United States
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Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Chinese, Simplified , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian (Italy) , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.