Overview

• IFC distributed a humorous open letter, signed by Indy and published by Variety, urging the Academy to include animal actors in Oscars acting categories.
• The push follows a roughly $2.2 million U.S. debut, one of IFC’s strongest openings, after a trailer and poster drew over 100 million views and led to a nationwide rollout.
• Good Boy is a 72‑minute, PG‑13 supernatural horror film told from a dog’s eye level, starring director Ben Leonberg’s real retriever, Indy.
• Critics have praised its craft—ground‑level cinematography, Kuleshov‑driven editing, and a bespoke soundscape and score by Sam Boase‑Miller—with Rotten Tomatoes reporting about 91%.
• The film is in U.S. theaters now and opens in UK cinemas on October 10 as the awards‑season conversation broadens its reach.