The film debuted at the SXSW Festival in March 2025, receiving applause and highlighting for its originality.
Good boy It is a new film that dares to show terror from an unusual perspective: that of a dog.
Directed by Ben Leonbergthe film follows Indy, a dog that begins to receive supernatural presences in an old rural house where he lives with his owner, Todd (Shane Jensen).
What is Good Boy?
After a family tragedy, Todd moves to Indy to an old house in the middle of the field. There, the dog detects signals that its owner cannot perceive. Without being able to communicate verbally, his mission is to protect him from what stalks in the shadows.
Good boy
Good Boy debuted in the SXSW Festival In March 2025, receiving applause and highlighting for its originality.
Its commercial premiere in the United States is scheduled for October 3, 2025, by the hand of IFC Films and the Shudder platform. However, there is no estimated date for Latin America.
Currently, the movie It has 95% positive criticisms in Rotten Tomatoeshighlighting the narrative force and the impeccable execution.
The inspiration behind Good Boy
The idea arose after Leonberg will review the movie Polytergeistwhere the dog detects the paranormal before humans:
“It is a cliché in many films that the dog knows that something happens before the family, and I thought: ‘Someone should make a horror movie from the dog’s perspective’.
With Indy at home and its characteristic fixed look, Good Boy was born. The filmmaker made it clear that he wanted 100 % natural reactions: “This is not Air Bud or Lassie, where the dog is always happy and acts for food. My goal was that Indy behaved like a real dog, without voiceover or abstract thinking, only instinct and reaction.”
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