A Dog's Purpose fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and deeply moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and faith and meaning
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Heartwarming and deeply moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, deeply moving, and uplifting. Much of it is about family.
Family, everyday modern life, and faith and meaning
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and faith and meaning. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Every dog happens for a reason.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
A Dog's Purpose is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+ with Showtime, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 43). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 40 min
A Dog's Purpose runs 1 h 40 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate A Dog's Purpose higher (70) than critics (39). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $22 million to make and earned $205 million worldwide, 9.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in India, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for A Dog's Purpose, including Adaptational Species Change, Race Lift, O.O.C. Is Serious Business.
7.3
