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Good Boy
A suffocating sensory haunted-house horror that plunges into canine dread, capturing the ache of unconditional devotion through the low-angled gaze of a loyal retriever watching his failing master slip into the shadows.
Good Boy
Good Boy

"Trust his instincts."

01 October 2025 United States of America 73 min 6.6 (712)

Director: Ben Leonberg

Cast: Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, Stuart Rudin, Anya Krawcheck

Horror Unconditional Loyalty & The Caregiver Dilemma Terminal Illness & Generational Mortality Sensory Isolation & Animal Perception The Inevitability of Letting Go
Budget: $70,000
Box Office: $8,844,724

Good Boy — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Good boy, Indy... you're a good boy.
— Todd

Context

Spoken by Todd across various intimate domestic scenes and echoed during his final physical decline.

Meaning

Repeated as a mantra of comfort throughout the film; transforms from casual affectionate praise into a heartbreaking farewell during Todd’s final moments.

You can't just run off out there, Todd. That house took Grandpa, and it won't give you back either.
— Vera

Context

Delivered via a distressed telephone call trying to persuade Todd to abandon his isolation.

Meaning

Establishes the generational dread and foreshadows that Todd’s retreat to the secluded farmhouse is a journey of no return.

Keep your dog close. Forest isn't forgiving to things that don't know the ground.
— Richard

Context

Delivered when Richard warns Todd about hidden fox traps scattered in the nearby woods.

Meaning

Reinforces that the external environment is just as predatory as the supernatural forces inside the home.

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