
30 June 2020
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
With a new baby in the house, the ever-protective Max’s neuroses land him in pet therapy, until he finds a mentor in the form of Welsh Sheepdog Rooster (voiced by Oscar nominee Harrison Ford). But the fun is only getting started as all our favourites from the first movie return, along with some fresh faces.
The follow-up to the original 2016 blockbuster, The Secret Life of Pets 2 was a 2020 Kids Choice nominee for Favorite Animated Movie. It has a 90% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and earned $429.4 million at the global box office.
Both Guardian and Variety say it’s even better than the first movie, with Variety praising its “stronger sentiments and higher hijinks”.
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