How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth year of a decade-long string of production failures. He finds himself bonding with a new neighbor's lonely young daughter who has mild cerebral palsy; and during one of his middle-of-the-night strolls, he encounters his oddball doppelgänger.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
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| United States | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel, Hoopla | Amazon Video |
| United Kingdom | Rakuten TV, Tubi TV | — |
| Canada | Crave, Plex | — |
| Australia | Tubi TV | — |
| Spain | — | Rakuten TV |
About How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is a 2002 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Michael Kalesniko. The cast is led by Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Suzi Hofrichter. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog was produced in Germany and United States of America. It was released on February 22, 2002, and carries a R certification.
- Director
- Michael Kalesniko
- Writers
- Michael Kalesniko
- Release date
- February 22, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Age rating
- R
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Budget
- $7 million
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog cast & crew
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog was directed by Michael Kalesniko and written by Michael Kalesniko.
The cast features Kenneth Branagh as Peter McGowan, Robin Wright as Melanie McGowan, Suzi Hofrichter as Amy Walsh, Lynn Redgrave as Edna, Jared Harris as False Peter, and Peter Riegert as Larry.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by David Robbins, cinematography is by Hubert Taczanowski, and it was produced by Amanda Nelligan and Willi Bär.
Is How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog worth watching?
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 59 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.
At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy comedy and drama, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Kenneth Branagh
Peter McGowan
Robin Wright
Melanie McGowan
Suzi Hofrichter
Amy Walsh
Lynn Redgrave
Edna
Jared Harris
False Peter
Peter Riegert
Larry
David Krumholtz
Brian Sellars
Johnathon Schaech
Adam
Kaitlin Hopkins
Victoria
Suzy Joachim
Allana
Brett Rickaby
Janitor
Lucinda Jenney
Trina Walsh
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog — FAQs
▸Where can I watch How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog in United States?
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel, Hoopla in United States.
▸Is How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog on Amazon Prime Video?
Yes — How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is currently available on Amazon Prime Video in United States.
▸What language is How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog in?
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is originally in English, with audio tracks including French, English, Spanish. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog?
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog runs 1 hours 47 minutes (107 minutes).
▸What is How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog rated?
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is rated R. It holds a 5.9/10 audience score from 59 ratings.
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