The Dog Stars (2026)
At the end of the world, no one survives alone.
AdventureScience FictionThriller
Director: Ridley Scott · Writer: Mark L. Smith
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
Trailer
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
Jacob Elordi
Hig 
Margaret Qualley
Cima 
Josh Brolin
Bangley 
Guy Pearce
Pops 
Allison Janney
Darlene 
Benedict Wong
Aaron 
Ewen Bremner
Crossbow Hunter 
James Craze
Logan 
Sam Spruell
John 
Sai Bennett
Melissa 
Sebastian Rokison-Woodall
Ben 
Alara-Star Khan
Matilda User Reviews (5)
Life in a post-apocalyptic world is a common theme in movies (especially, if you believe what’s published in the media, the increasing prospect that such an outcome may be coming closer to a reality than any of us might like). In many cases, these films follow the experiences of a resourceful, innovative protagonist who quietly but skillfully struggles to survive, successfully managing to fend off foes while cerebrally wrestling with feelings about what’s been lost. That scenario is apparent once again in this latest release from legendary director Ridley Scott. Unfortunately, however, this is not one of the filmmaker’s better efforts, a blatantly uneven production that gets things right in some regards but woefully misses the mark in others. Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Peter Heller, the film follows the life of a mechanic and antique Cessna pilot, Hig (Jacob Elordi…
What a great movie!! One of those worth seeing in the theater—and one that leaves you hoping for a sequel! Great story, great actors, great direction! No racial quotas, no trendy interracial couples, and no gender issues shoved down our throats—in short, no “woke” garbage! A breath of fresh air. I want more of this. I highly recommend it! I’m looking forward to a sequel!
Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/the-dog-stars-2026-ridley-scotts-gorgeous-grief-stricken-post-apocalypse-never-quite-takes-flight/ Rating: C+ THE DOG STARS is a gorgeous, contemplative post-apocalyptic thriller that never fully earns its two-hour runtime. Ridley Scott finds real tenderness in a story about grief, isolation, and the fragile work of learning to hope again, and the ensemble cast sells that journey beautifully. But the screenplay leans too hard on familiar genre beats and repetitive detours, leaving even its most striking visuals feeling more decorative than purposeful. A film that looks and sounds wonderful, but rarely says anything new.
In a world where a flu virus has wiped out most of the human population, mechanic-cum-pilot "Hig" (Jacob Elordi) lives on a remote farm with his world-weary pal "Bangley" (Josh Brolin). He makes occassional sorties with his beloved dog "Jasper" into town (think "Omega Man" - 1971) for supplies and to reminisce at the home he shared with his late wife and unborn bairn but is spotted from the ground as he returns home one day and a violent tragedy ensues. That galvanises him to set off in his plane to find the town of Grand Rapids from where he has had intermittent radio contact over the years. It's at the extreme edge of his range, though, and so it's no great suprise when his aircraft blows a gasket and he finds himself crash-landed in a field. Luckily, that just happens to be adjacent to the home "Cima" (Margaret Qualley) shares with her curmudgeonly dad (Guy Pearce) who promptly gives …
Rated 6. This is quite generous. Well its not much of a film but its kind of family friendly post apocalyptic domestic bliss with some killing thrown in. Not much happens and the story is paper thin but it'll fill a rainy afternoon with no other options to entertain. Brolin is always good so there is that. The lead guy is a total non entity and is anyone else in it? Dunno, its hard to remember. Yes, Guy Pearce. He must've done it for the paycheck, like Brolin. There's a surreal bit with a woman dressed in 1950s Company B type air stewardess uniform and it felt like we'd jolted into a reel from another film altogether but then we were suddenly back in the other one and really it was just all so pointless.
