The Search for Santa Paws fingerprintBig heart, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, fantasy, and faith and meaning
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Search for Santa Paws is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, hopeful, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Family, fantasy, and faith and meaning
Its world is built around family, fantasy, and faith and meaning.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Search for Santa Paws is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. 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 59/100 (IMDb 5.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 29 min
The Search for Santa Paws runs 1 h 29 min.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
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TV Tropes lists 65 storytelling tropes for The Search for Santa Paws, including Tongue on the Flagpole, Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Drives Like Crazy.
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