Made first for young men 1
Doctor Dolittle's audience scores lean most toward young men at 90 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 90 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 94, White 17, Hispanic 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Age: 26 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Comedy
The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 0 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 3 |
| 1931 | 2 | 2 |
| 1933 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | 0 | 2 |
| 1943 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 1 | 6 |
| 1945 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 |
| 1950 | 1 | 4 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 4 |
| 1953 | 0 | 10 |
| 1955 | 4 | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 3 |
| 1957 | 3 | 4 |
| 1958 | 0 | 6 |
| 1959 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | 0 | 5 |
| 1961 | 2 | 10 |
| 1962 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963 | 0 | 6 |
| 1964 | 0 | 8 |
| 1965 | 0 | 9 |
| 1966 | 0 | 6 |
| 1968 | 0 | 7 |
| 1969 | 2 | 5 |
| 1970 | 1 | 7 |
| 1971 | 0 | 5 |
| 1972 | 0 | 6 |
| 1973 | 0 | 9 |
| 1974 | 1 | 8 |
| 1975 | 0 | 9 |
| 1976 | 0 | 12 |
| 1977 | 2 | 7 |
| 1978 | 1 | 4 |
| 1979 | 1 | 8 |
| 1980 | 0 | 7 |
| 1981 | 0 | 9 |
| 1982 | 4 | 10 |
| 1983 | 1 | 12 |
| 1984 | 0 | 10 |
| 1985 | 1 | 14 |
| 1986 | 0 | 20 |
| 1987 | 0 | 17 |
| 1988 | 0 | 13 |
| 1989 | 1 | 24 |
| 1990 | 0 | 21 |
| 1991 | 1 | 14 |
| 1992 | 0 | 17 |
| 1993 | 0 | 20 |
| 1994 | 3 | 25 |
| 1995 | 1 | 19 |
| 1996 | 2 | 15 |
| 1997 | 1 | 22 |
| 1998 | 1 | 24 |
| 1999 | 2 | 36 |
| 2000 | 1 | 33 |
| 2001 | 1 | 31 |
| 2002 | 1 | 32 |
| 2003 | 0 | 29 |
| 2004 | 1 | 40 |
| 2005 | 2 | 41 |
| 2006 | 1 | 44 |
| 2007 | 1 | 53 |
| 2008 | 0 | 20 |
| 2009 | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 21 |
| 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 4 | 19 |
| 2021 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 22 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 |
| This title (1998) | 0 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Russell Boyd (director) · Julie Herrin (director)