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Pets on a Train
Animation · Comedy · Adventure · 2025
When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable, the animals can count on Falcon, a roguish Raccoon who will do anything to save them.
Movie details
Pets on a Train
“Adventure off the rails.”
2025 Animation · Comedy · Adventure 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.1 / 10
1.6K votes
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable, the animals can count on Falcon, a roguish Raccoon who will do anything to save them.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Pets on a Train?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jean-Christian Tassy · Benoît Daffis
Written by
Jean-François Tosti · Eric Tosti · David Alaux
Damien Ferrette
Falcon (voice)
H
Hervé Jolly
Rex (voice)
Kaycie Chase
Maguy (voice)
F
Frantz Confiac
Hans (voice)
Emmanuel Garijo
Randy / Jimi (voice)
Nicolas Marié
Rico (voice)
Stéphane Ronchewski
Victor (voice)
Court is in session
Put Pets on a Train on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.