Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins, Scott Caan, Kevin Corrigan, Mena Suvari

A Cure with Complications: The Dog Problem Hits Tubi in July

Giovanni Ribisi leads a shaggy comedy about anxiety, connection, and the cure that creates its own complications.

JULY 1, 2026

Some comedies start with a grand life crisis. The Dog Problem starts with a smaller, sneakier one: Solo, a writer with one book behind him and not much money left for therapy, gets advised to find companionship in the form of a dog.

That sounds simple until it absolutely is not. Scott Caan’s 2006 independent comedy turns that setup into a nervous little social maze, where loneliness, romance, friendship, money, and pet ownership all bump into each other at the worst possible times.

The Dog Problem arrives on Tubi soon, and it has the kind of scrappy, off-center charm that rewards people who like their comedies a little wounded, a little restless, and very human.

The Cast

Giovanni Ribisi

Ribisi plays Solo like a man trying to reason his way out of feelings that have already moved in and taken the couch. His anxious timing gives the comedy its pulse, especially as Solo’s attempt at simple companionship keeps turning into a much larger test of nerve.

Lynn Collins

Collins brings Jules a sharp, grounded energy that cuts through Solo’s spiral without flattening the movie’s oddball mood. She gives the story a real romantic charge, the kind that feels sweet one second and ready to make trouble the next.

Scott Caan

Caan pulls double duty as director and performer, and his presence gives the film its loose, bruised, funny rhythm. As Casper, he adds a volatile friend energy that keeps Solo from hiding too neatly inside his own head.

Kevin Corrigan

Corrigan has the exact right frequency for this kind of independent comedy. He plays Benny with dry, lived-in weirdness, making every scene feel slightly more unpredictable in a way that fits the movie’s sideways view of friendship, need, and panic.

“I wanted a dog for company. I did not order a full emotional audit.”

Sneak Peek

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Why Watch It

The hook here is beautifully specific: a man tries to replace therapy with a dog, then discovers that caring for something else does not politely stay in its lane. The movie knows that loneliness can be funny without turning it into a punchline, which is exactly where its charm lives.

This is for anyone who likes character-first comedy with awkward pauses, quick turns, and people making emotionally sincere choices in highly inconvenient ways. It has that mid-2000s indie texture too, where the city feels intimate, the conversations feel a little too honest, and every solution seems to arrive carrying three new problems.

Add The Dog Problem to your list before it lands on Tubi. It is coming soon, and it is bringing a leash, a lot of nerves, and some very specific chaos with it.