Dog 51

Dog 51
Theatrical release poster
FrenchChien 51
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Directed byCédric Jimenez
Screenplay by
  • Olivier Demangel
  • Cédric Jimenez
Based onChien 51
by Laurent Gaudé
Produced byHugo Sélignac
Starring
CinematographyLaurent Tangy
Edited by
Music byGuillaume Roussel
Production
companies
Distributed byStudiocanal
Release dates
  • 6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) (Venice)
  • 15 October 2025 (2025-10-15) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget€40–50 million
Box office$11 million

Dog 51 (French: Chien 51) is a 2025 science fiction thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez and written by Jimenez and Olivier Demangel based on the 2022 novel by the same name by Laurent Gaudé. Starring Gilles Lellouche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Garrel, Romain Duris, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Artus, it follows a crime investigation in a dystopian Paris.

The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2025, and was theatrically released in France on 15 October by Studiocanal in IMAX formats.