Summary
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 55Audiences 70GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer56%
Metascore53
User score8.4
Audience score70%
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings3.0/5
Box office
10%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $585 K
Worldwide it made back $585 K of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2018
March 16, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyAdventureCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 24
Gabriel BatemanCarter
Darby CampFrankie
Kiele SanchezWhitney
Gralen Bryant BanksSam
Will RothhaarSid
Angus SampsonTitus
Jerod HaynesLyle
Jim GleasonCapt. Newsome
Brady PermenterBrute
Tom ProctorCajun Captain
Jon ArthurNew Orleans Police Officer
Lacy CampOfficer
James W. EvermoreHot Dog Vendor- KHKirk H. AndersenPedestrian
- CAChris AngerdinaPedestrian
- ABAnthony BarbierHimself
- BFBrandon FontenotFather
- SJShane JacksonPedestrian
- SSSean StevensDriver / Pedestrian
- MRMicheal RobinsonPedestrian
- JGJohn GarciaIce Cream Vendor
- RMRon M PattersonCook
- SJShannon J. JacksonPedestrian
- VHVictoria HardwayCrime Scene Pedestrian
Directing · 1
- Brandon Camp Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Joe Camp Writer
Production · 10
- Charles Layton Executive Producer
- Charles S. Cohen Executive Producer
- Couper Samuelson Executive Producer
- Ben Ross Executive Producer
- Jason Blum Producer
- Terri Taylor Casting
Camera · 1
- Thomas Scott Stanton Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Carsten Kurpanek Editor
Sound · 1
- Kostas Christides Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Kevin C. Lang Production Design
Tropes
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Film 7 of 7 · after Benji: Off the Leash!
- Benji (1974)
GoodWatch score 54Film 1
- For the Love of Benji (1977)
GoodWatch score 45Film 2
- Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 52Film 3
- Benji (Takes a Dive) at Marineland (1981)
GoodWatch score 74Film 4
- Benji the Hunted (1987)
GoodWatch score 50Film 5
- Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
GoodWatch score 40Film 6
- Benji (2018)
GoodWatch score 61You're here
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