A Dog's Purpose (2017)

★ 7.6 1h 40m 3,506 votes IMDb
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A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

A Dog's Purpose

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Cast

Josh Gad
Josh Gad as Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice) Age 45 · Hollywood, Florida, USA Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the Frozen franchise and originating the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mor...
KJ Apa
KJ Apa as Teen Ethan Age 28 · Auckland, New Zealand Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor, singer, and musician. He began acting playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to...
Britt Robertson
Britt Robertson as Teen Hannah Age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Brittany Leanna Robertson is an American actress. She is known for playing the lead role in Tomorrowland, as well as for film roles in The Space Between Us and A Dog's Purpose. Robertson also starred...
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid as Adult Ethan Age 72 · Houston, Texas, USA Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, including as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D (1983), Alex Gardner i...
Peggy Lipton
Peggy Lipton as Adult Hannah Died 2019 · New York City, New York, USA Peggy Lipton (born Margaret Ann Lipton; August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American actress and model who rose to fame in the late 1960s. She is best known for two major television roles: Julie Ba...
Juliet Rylance
Juliet Rylance as Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom Age 46 · Hammersmith, London, England, U.K. Juliet Rylance was born on July 26, 1979 in Hammersmith, London, England as Juliet Katherine Van Kampen. She is an actress and producer, known for The Knick (2014), A Dog's Purpose (2017) and Frances...

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Reno 9/10 Sep 04, 2017
**Caught in the rebirth-loop!**

I might a bit overrated it, but it's well deserved that. It has been a long time since I wetted my eyes for a film. Especially for being a tearjerker fan in the early days. This looks like a sequel to 'Fluke', though it justified to be an independent film. Based on the book of the same name, directed by the one who made 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale'. A perfect family film, but entirely a fictional account.

Do you remember those films about a human being trapped in the time- loop, not knowing why and takes a quest to find the purpose? Yep, this is same, but with a dog and not a time-loop, instead, the rebirths. The tale was told from a dog's perspective, his life from puppy to growing old with his owners. The lives he enjoyed, struggled, loved, and not understanding why the life circle keeps repeating. After all the things film wanted to tell us, the story ends with an explanation. Just a simple one.

The dog's the hero, he's found in every frame. The rest of the characters were well designed. Especially the sub-stories to blend with the dog's. All the dogs who acted in the film were awesome. This is one of the best dog films. As I said, it is not great, but surely enjoyable by everyone. Especially in the today's CGI dominated and/or superhero flicks, this is something close to our heart, despite a fantasy tale. So, go it!

_8.5/10_

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