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A Dog Named Christmas

2009 · 95 min

A gentle, heartfelt holiday story that unfolds slowly, warming you with small-town kindness and quiet family feeling.

Directed by
Peter Werner
Genres
Family, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Noel Fisher
Overview
A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program."

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Peter Werner
Genres
Family, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Noel Fisher
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • friendship
    • parenthood
    • healing
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    family, drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Peter Werner
    Written by
    Jenny Wingfield
    Starring
    Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Noel Fisher, Ken Pogue, Carrie Ruscheinsky, Sonja Bennett, Carrie Genzel, Trenna Keating
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    United States of America

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