The Plague Dogs (1982)
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👍 82%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 70%
(RT: 70%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Christopher Benjamin as Rowf (voice)
James Bolam as The Tod (voice)
Warren Mitchell as Tyson / Wag (voice)
Judy Geeson as Pekinese (voice)
Brian Stirner as Laboratory Assistant (voice)
Is The Plague Dogs good?
Most people think so. 82% audience score, estimated from 312 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 70%.
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Overview
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague. Wikipedia ↗
