The Secret Life of Pets is an American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by animation studio Illumination Entertainment. The movie recieved its theatrical release by distributor Universal Studios on June 24th, 2016 in the United Kingdom, and July 8th, 2016 in the United States. The movie is directed by Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney (both from Despicable Me & Despicable Me 2) with Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio as scriptwriters. The film also features Louis C.K.., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart, who join Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Albert Brooks, and Steve Coogan in the movie cast.