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The Dog Who Saved Christmas

2009 · 89 min

A goofy, good-natured holiday romp with slapstick dog antics and simple comforts, easy to half-watch while wrapping presents.

Directed by
Michael Feifer
Genres
Family, Comedy, Tv movie
Overview
Zeus, a Labrador Retriever and a former police dog, has lost his bark after his barking ended up blowing off a five-year investigation and his partner can't shoot straight again and ends up at the pound. He is adopted by a father as both an early Christmas present and as a guard dog for the house, but the mom remains hesitant.

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Directed by
Michael Feifer
Genres
Family, Comedy, Tv movie
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • found family
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Collection

  1. The Dog Who Saved ChristmasMovie · 2009 This title
  2. The Dog Who Saved HalloweenMovie · 2011
  3. The Dog Who Saved the HolidaysMovie · 2012
  4. The Dog Who Saved Christmas VacationMovie · 2013
  5. The Dog Who Saved EasterMovie · 2014
  6. The Dog Who Saved SummerMovie · 2015

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Genres
family, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Michael Feifer
Written by
Michael Ciminera, Richard Gnolfo
Starring
Gary Valentine, Elisa Donovan, Dean Cain, Mario López, Adrienne Barbeau, Charlie Stewart, Sierra McCormick, Caia Coley
Music
Andres Boulton
Cinematography
Hank Baumert Jr.
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Polish

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