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A Dog Named Duke

2012 · 85 min

A gentle, heartfelt story of loyalty and reunion that warms without challenging, easy to watch with family.

Directed by
Mark Jean
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sarah Smyth, Steven Weber, Allison Hossack
Tagline
A touching story of love and friendship.
Overview
A homeless vet leaves his dying dog and best friend, Duke, on the doorstep of a clinic. The dedicated staff nurse Duke back to health, and then launch a campaign to locate the vet and re-unite him with his best pal.

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Free in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
  • Plex
  • Amazon MX Player
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Mark Jean
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sarah Smyth, Steven Weber, Allison Hossack
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • healing
  • isolation
  • found family
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
tv movie, comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Mark Jean
Written by
Michael J. Murray
Starring
Sarah Smyth, Steven Weber, Allison Hossack, Kendall Cross, April Telek, Martin Cummins, Primo Allon, Jay Brazeau
Music
Michael Richard Plowman
Cinematography
Adam Sliwinski
Runtime
85 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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