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My Dog Skip

2000 · 95 min

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age tale that gently tugs at the heartstrings with its boy-and-his-dog friendship and bittersweet moments.

Tagline: Every family needs an optimist.
Overview: A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 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: coming-of-age
friendship
family
isolation
love
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none