Summary
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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 (+12)
Critics 63Audiences 75GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer71%
Metascore54
Audience score91%
User score7.2
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 58 K ratings3.3/5
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $19 M
- Worldwide
- $41 M
Worldwide it earned $22 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for adventure movies
typical 103107Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 67 countries, rent or buy in 29 more
+57Released
2024
February 22, 2024
2 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 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
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 18 more41 people
- Mark WahlbergMichael
- Simu LiuLeo
- Juliet RylanceHelen
- Nathalie EmmanuelOlivia
- Ali SulimanChik
- Bear GryllsHimself
- Paul GuilfoyleCharlie
- Rob CollinsDecker
Alani iLongweJohn
Cece ValentinaRuby
Roger WassermanSantiago
Oscar BestHugo- TJTheodore JohnsStudio Photographer
- JLJonathan LopezPhoto Studio Personal Assistant
Michael LandesBroadrail Executive- ABAngie BerubeBroadrail Executive
- ACAndrés CastilloBroadrail Executive
- LGLuke GrozenskiBeach Kid
- LBLuis Bryan MesaBusboy
- CACarlos Alfonso Rodriguez TejadaBellboy
- RGRaúl GrisantyRace Organizer
Anthony ThomasTransition Area One Race Official- CAClara Alexandra HinojosaLocal Woman
Sharon GallardoMedic
Directing · 5
- Simon Cellan Jones Director
- Renetta G. Amador Script Supervisor
- Steve Lonano Second Assistant Director
- Devan Linforth Second Assistant Director
- John McKeown First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Brandt Writer, Executive Producer
- Mikael Lindnord Book, Executive Producer
Production · 12
- Mark Wahlberg Executive Producer
- Dorothy Canton Executive Producer
- Courtney Solomon Producer
- Mark Canton Producer
- Tessa Tooley Producer
- Tucker Tooley Producer
Camera · 14
- Jacques Jouffret Director of Photography
- Laura Sanz Data Wrangler
- Joseph Hidalgo Second Assistant "C" Camera
- Michael Hartzel "B" Camera Operator
- Juan Manuel Bastidas First Assistant "C" Camera
- David B. Nowell Aerial Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gary D. Roach Editor
Sound · 2
- Kevin Matley Original Music Composer
- Michael B. Koff Production Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Fernando Carrión Supervising Art Director
- Giselle Madera Art Direction
- María Fernanda Sabogal Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Carol Ramsey Costume Designer
Lighting · 10
- Federico Méndez Electrician
- Pedro Valerio Electrician
- Lennys Carrero Electrician
- Nelson Rojas Chief Lighting Technician
- Baloy Perez Encaracion Electrician
- Martires Crisotomo Electrician
Other crew · 9
- Sean Graham Stunt Coordinator
- Daniel Stevens Stunt Double
- Ryan Ryusaki Stunt Double
- Jeancarlo Ferrando Drone Operator
- Eleanor Smart Stunt Double
- David Paris Pilot
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