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A Dog's Journey

2019 · 109 min

A gentle, sentimental journey through a dog's many lives, tugging at the heart while offering comfort and warmth.

Directed by
Gail Mancuso
Genres
Family, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau
Tagline
Some friendships transcend lifetimes.
Overview
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

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Directed by
Gail Mancuso
Genres
Family, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • grief
  • redemption
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, adventure, drama
Directed by
Gail Mancuso
Written by
Wallace Wolodarsky, Cathryn Michon, Maya Forbes, W. Bruce Cameron
Starring
Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau, Kathryn Prescott, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Abby Ryder Fortson, Emma Volk
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
China, India, United States of America
Languages
English

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