Pet Shop Days

Pet Shop Days
Pet Shop Days
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Olmo Schnabel
Written by	Jack Irv; Olmo Schnabel; Galen Core;
Produced by	Francesco Melzi d'Eril; Gabriele Moratti; Olmo Schnabel; Galen Core; Marie Savare de Laitre; Alex Coco;
Starring	Darío Yazbek Bernal; Jack Irv; Willem Dafoe; Peter Sarsgaard;
Production; companies	MeMo Films; Storyteller Productions; TWIN;
Distributed by	Utopia
Release dates	September 3, 2023 (Venice); March 15, 2025 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Pet Shop Days (formerly titled Pet Shop Boys) is a 2023 British crime thriller film directed by Olmo Schnabel, written by Jack Irv, Schnabel, and Galen Core, and starring Darío Yazbek Bernal, Irv, Willem Dafoe, and Peter Sarsgaard. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023. Utopia released the film in the United States on March 15, 2025.

Plot

After fleeing his well-to-do family in Mexico, Alejandro arrives in New York and meets a young man named Jack, eventually seducing him and drawing him into his criminal life.

Cast

Darío Yazbek Bernal as Alejandro
Jack Irv as Jack
Tal Chatterjee as Sammie
Willem Dafoe as Francis
Peter Sarsgaard as Phil
Grace Brennan as Lucy
Emmanuelle Seigner as Diana
Peter Greene as Dealer
Jordi Mollà as Castro
Louis Cancelmi as Walker
Camille Rowe as Andy
Maribel Verdú as Karla
Angela Sarafyan as Jenna
Gerry Bednob as Chandra

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.

References

↑ Donnelly, Matt (August 17, 2023). "Willem Dafoe Confronts Lingerie Robber in 'Pet Shop Days,' First Look at Venice Debut From Olmo Schnabel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
↑ "'Pet Shop Days' Trailer: Gritty Indie Drama with Willem Dafoe". 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
↑ Bajer, Ted (April 2, 2023). "Pet Shop Boys: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2023-07-25). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
↑ Gilchrist, Todd (2023-09-03). "'Pet Shop Days' Review: Two Men With Daddy Issues Attract One Another, and Trouble, in Promising Nepo Debut". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
↑ Donnelly, Matt (2025-02-19). "Sex, Drugs and Siberian Huskies Run Amok in First Trailer for Venice Player 'Pet Shop Days'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
↑ "Pet Shop Days (2023)". AV Club. G/O Media. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
↑ "Pet Shop Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

Pet Shop Days at IMDb

[1] Donnelly, Matt (August 17, 2023). "Willem Dafoe Confronts Lingerie Robber in 'Pet Shop Days,' First Look at Venice Debut From Olmo Schnabel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

[2] "'Pet Shop Days' Trailer: Gritty Indie Drama with Willem Dafoe". 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

[3] Bajer, Ted (April 2, 2023). "Pet Shop Boys: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[4] Tartaglione, Nancy (2023-07-25). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[5] Gilchrist, Todd (2023-09-03). "'Pet Shop Days' Review: Two Men With Daddy Issues Attract One Another, and Trouble, in Promising Nepo Debut". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

[6] Donnelly, Matt (2025-02-19). "Sex, Drugs and Siberian Huskies Run Amok in First Trailer for Venice Player 'Pet Shop Days'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-26.

[AV-7] "Pet Shop Days (2023)". AV Club. G/O Media. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[8] "Pet Shop Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 7, 2023.