Name: Good Boy
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2025-10-31
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Shane Jensen, Larry Fessenden, Arielle Friedman

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the  one he loves most.

Good Boy

Times of India

Some films try to scare you with noise. ‘Good Boy’ does the opposite. Directed by Ben Leonberg, it’s a quiet, eerie story told almost fully from a dog’s point of view. That idea alone sounds strange, but it works because the film treats the dog not as a trick but as a witness. It’s part ghost story, part emotional drama, and it sneaks up on you in a way most horror films don’t. What starts as a simple story about a man and his pet slowly turns into something deeper—a film about fear, memory, and the kind of loyalty that doesn’t need words.
The story follows Todd (Shane Jensen), who moves with his dog Indy to his grandfather’s old house in the countryside. He wants a quiet place, somewhere to heal and start over. But the house has its own history, and something inside it feels terribly wrong. Indy senses it before Todd does—a shadow in the corner, a sound that shouldn’t be there, the uneasy stillness that makes animals restless. The story moves slowly, showing how the dog sees and hears things that his owner can’t. There are no sudden shocks or big twists. It’s more about the small moments—a door creaking open, a look in Indy’s eyes—that make you lean in instead of jump back.
What makes ‘Good Boy’ so unusual is its patience. Leonberg doesn’t rush. He lets silence do the work. The camera often stays low, near the ground, so we see what Indy sees—not everything is clear, but that’s the point. The film trusts you to fill in the blanks and solve the mystery. It’s beautifully shot, with soft light and long takes that pull you into the dog’s world. It’s not just a horror story, though. Beneath the surface, it’s about connection and grief—how people and animals share a bond that goes beyond words. Some scenes linger a little too long, but the slow pace gives space to the feelings the story carries. It’s sad, strange, and oddly comforting all at once.
Indy, the dog, is the soul of the film. He doesn’t act in the usual way—he just is. His eyes, his pauses, the way he moves around the house—they all say more than dialogue could. It feels real because it is real, and there’s no pretending. Shane Jensen, in the role of Todd, gives a quiet, grounded performance that fits the film’s tone. He reacts the way a normal person would—sometimes confused, sometimes scared, sometimes just tired. Arielle Friedman as Vera adds warmth in her small role, and Larry Fessenden brings weight to the story as the grandfather. But it’s Indy who stays with you. His presence makes the fear feel honest and the sadness feel human.
‘Good Boy’ isn’t the kind of horror film that will make you scream—it’s the kind that stays in your head after it ends. It reminds you how animals often sense what we can’t, and how love, in its simplest form, can exist even in the darkest places. At roughly 70 minutes, the film is both gentle and haunting in a quiet way. Some people may find it too slow, but others will feel something real in its silence. Ben Leonberg’s debut shows that horror doesn’t need to be loud to be powerful—sometimes all it takes is a loyal dog and a story told with heart.

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