A Dog's Purpose
2017 · Movie · PG · 100 min · ★ 7.6 · 39% critics
A dog tries to understand why it keeps returning in new lives, each time bonding with different people and learning what it means to help, protect, and love. Told from the dog’s point of view, the story follows a heartfelt journey across years and homes in search of a simple purpose.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-01-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (3,535 votes)
- Box office
- $192,345,040
- Budget
- $22,000,000
About
If you enjoy heartfelt, family-friendly stories that celebrate loyalty and second chances, this should land—especially if you liked A Dog’s Way Home; Not for you if you dislike tearjerkers or find emotional storytelling too pushy.
Pros: big emotional range; dog’s-eye narration; family-friendly warmth | Cons: manipulative tearjerker moments; contrived scenes; uneven polish
Themes
- based on novel or book
- human animal relationship
- reincarnation
- dog
- pets
Cast & crew
Josh Gad
as Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)
KJ Apa
as Teen Ethan
Britt Robertson
as Teen Hannah
Dennis Quaid
as Adult Ethan
Peggy Lipton
as Adult Hannah
Juliet Rylance
as Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom
Luke Kirby
as Jim - Ethan's Dad
John Ortiz
as Carlos
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
as Maya Williams
Pooch Hall
as Al
Directed by Lasse Hallström