Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day.
For one bustling Manhattan apartment building, the real day starts after the folks on two legs leave for work and school. That’s when the pets of every stripe, fur and feather begin their own nine-to-five routine: hanging out with each other, trading humiliating stories about their owners, auditioning adorable looks to get better snacks and watching Animal Planet like it is reality TV.
The building’s top dog, Max (C.K.), a quick-witted Terrier rescue who’s convinced he sits at the center of owner Katie’s (Kemper) universe, finds his pampered life turned upside down when she brings home Duke (Stonestreet), a sloppy, massive mess of a mongrel with zero interpersonal skills.
In a dystopian near-future Japan, a dog flu virus spreads throughout the canine population. The authoritarian new mayor of Megasaki City, Kobayashi, signs a decree banishing all dogs to Trash Island, despite a scientist named Professor Watanabe insisting he is close to finding a cure. The first dog to be banished is Spots, who belonged to Atari Kobayashi, the orphaned nephew and ward of the mayor. Against all odds, Atari alone mounts an rescue mission to find his trusted friend...
Max's and Annie's weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother, Brooks, arranges a murder mystery party. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all part of the game… right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this "game" – nor Brooks – are what they seem to be. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they've ever had… or game over.