Good Boy (2025) – A Horror Movie Told 100 % Through a Dog’s Eyes (And It Actually Works)

Good Boy (2025), directed by Ben Leonberg, is the weirdest little horror thriller I’ve seen all year… because the main character is a dog. Not a human, not a monster—literally a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever named Indy. We see almost everything from his height, his eyes, his fear. Human faces? Barely shown. The scares? The dog feels them first. I’m not even a horror guy (I usually skip them because they’re just cheap jumpscares with no soul), but this one felt different and fresh. Ending shocked me, visuals are gorgeous, and yeah… I kinda loved it. 7/10 and I might actually rewatch—just for Indy.

Starring Indy the dog as himself and Jensen as his owner Todd, this 72-minute supernatural horror made on a crazy-low $70,000 budget somehow pulled $8.5 million at the box office. Let’s talk about why this tiny movie with basically one dog and one human blew up.

The Plot: Indy Sees Dead People (And Tries to Save His Human)

Todd, a young guy with chronic lung disease, moves into his dead grandfather’s creepy rural house in the woods. His loyal dog Indy comes along… and from minute one Indy knows something is very wrong. Empty corners move. Invisible things walk past. A ghost dog tries to warn him. Indy sees shadows, hears whispers, watches his owner slowly get possessed by whatever evil killed the previous owner.

And Todd? He has no clue. He’s coughing, sleeping, slowly dying—while his dog is living a full-on horror movie trying to protect him. It’s heartbreaking and terrifying at the same time, because we’re stuck in Indy’s POV the whole time: low camera, quick breathing, tail between legs, barking at things we can barely see. The ending? Didn’t see that coming at all.

Why This Tiny Movie Felt So Special

• The dog POV is genius. Everything is shot from knee-height: dark hallways look huge, shadows feel massive, and when Indy gets scared, you feel it in your chest.
• Lighting and atmosphere are perfect—sometimes pitch black, sometimes just one creepy lamp. Looks way more expensive than $70k.
• Indy acts his heart out. The trainer/director is the dog’s real owner, so the love and fear feel 100 % real. As a dog lover, I was emotionally wrecked.
• The ending twist is brutal and beautiful. No spoilers, but it hit different.
• It actually has heart. Under the scares, it’s about loyalty, protection, and how dogs probably see way more than we ever give them credit for.

My One Small Complaint

At the end of the day… it’s still a horror movie. Some familiar ghost rules and jumpscares creep in. Nothing groundbreaking in the supernatural department if you’ve seen a hundred of these. That’s literally my only knock.

Ratings and Critical Reception

• IMDb: 6.2/10 (20,000 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes: 90 % critics (174 reviews) / 82 % audience
• Box office: $8.5 million worldwide on a $70,000 budget (insane ROI)

Critics love the concept and Indy’s performance, audiences are obsessed (the trailer went mega-viral), and dog people are losing their minds in the best way.

A Perfect Little Horror Gem for Dog Lovers (And Everyone Else)

At 7/10, Good Boy is short, scary, emotional, and totally unique. If you love dogs, you have to see it. If you love horror that tries something new, you have to see it. If you just want to watch a ridiculously cute dog save his human from ghosts… yeah, you have to see it.

What did you think of Good Boy? Did the dog POV freak you out or melt you? And that ending—let’s talk! Drop your thoughts below.

Also, suggest my next movie! I’m clearly in the mood for more creative low-budget stuff or anything with animals.

If you love dogs half as much as I do, give this a like, follow, share—let’s get more people watching Indy’s big debut. See you in the next one!