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Summary
When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 41
IMDb4.1
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for family movies
typical 9591Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 14 more
Released
2003
December 2, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
FamilyComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishItalianMade in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 10 more14 people
- Dave ThomasFreddy Kablinski
- Faith FordJulie Dempsey
- Daveigh ChaseSara Newton
- Tom PostonJohn Giles / Selig
- Katherine HelmondCrazy Cora Wilkens
- SKSammy KahnGarrett
- Richard RiehleVaughn Carter
- Clint HowardOwen Tuttle
- Kathy GriffinEvie Kling
John LarroquetteMayor Harold Herman
Rodman FlenderMoe Selig
Rick DeanStu
Mary Jo CatlettSweet Grandmother
Maria FordPretty Town Woman
Directing · 3
- Mark Griffiths Director
- Casey Mako Second Assistant Director
- Tony Steinberg First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Elana Lesser Writer
- Cliff Ruby Writer
- John Hughes Characters
- Amy Holden Jones Characters
Production · 2
- Mike Elliott Executive Producer, Producer
- Jan Glaser Casting
Camera · 7
- Christopher Baffa Director of Photography
- Dan Ayers Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Chuck Zlotnick Still Photographer
- Richard Walden "B" Camera Operator
- Manny Duran Key Grip
- Gaylan Andrew Hussain Dolly Grip
Editing · 1
- John Gilbert Editor
Sound · 2
- Adam Berry Music
- Paul Di Franco Music Supervisor
Art · 2
- Anton Tremblay Production Design
- Lisa Tong Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jennifer L. Soulages Costume Design
- Angel Radefeld Key Makeup Artist
- Fleur Morell Makeup Department Head
- Michelle Rene Elam Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 1
- Rich Paisley Gaffer
Other crew · 10
- Jeff Danoff Stunt Coordinator
- Brett A. Jones Stunts
- Jim Palmer Stunt Double
- Ted Barba Stunts
- Paul Eliopoulos Stunt Double
- Bryon Weiss Stunts
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Watch order
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Film 5 of 8 · after Beethoven's 4th · then Beethoven's Big Break
- Beethoven (1992)
GoodWatch score 41Film 1
- Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
GoodWatch score 35Film 2
- Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
GoodWatch score 20Film 3
- Beethoven's 4th (2001)
GoodWatch score 21Film 4
- Beethoven's 5th (2003)
GoodWatch score 41You're here
- Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
GoodWatch score 46Film 6
- Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
GoodWatch score 40Film 7
- Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
GoodWatch score 44Film 8
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