The Secret Life of Pets br In Theatres July 8th, 2016 |© 2016 Universal Pictures br br Details br br For their fifth fully-animated feature-film collaboration, 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. br br br Director: Chris Renaud br Writers: Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio br Actors: Louis C.K.