Snow Dogs
2002 · Movie · PG · 99 min · ★ 5.6 · 27% critics
A successful Miami dentist heads to snowy Alaska after inheriting a rundown cabin and a team of headstrong sled dogs. Far from his comfort zone, he tries to earn the dogs’ trust, learn mushing basics, and figure out what this unexpected legacy means for his life and roots.
Also known as Chiens des neiges
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 27/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (779 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good family comedy with lots of dogs, snowy scenery, and fish-out-of-water mishaps; Not for you if you need sharp humor or a deeper story, like in Are We There Yet?
Pros: cute sled dogs; cozy winter setting; easy family laughs | Cons: predictable simple story; cheesy kid humor; uneven pacing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- adoption
- husky
- log cabin
- dog-sledding race
- alaska
- fish out of water
- dog
- sled dogs
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
Cast & crew
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Ted Brooks
James Coburn
as Thunder Jack
- SI
Sisqó
as Dr. Rupert Brooks
Nichelle Nichols
as Amelia
M. Emmet Walsh
as George
Graham Greene
as Peter Yellowbear
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Ernie
Joanna Bacalso
as Barb
Jean Michel Paré
as Olivier
Michael Bolton
as Self
Directed by Brian Levant