Summary
Twelve-year-old Ally is trying to adjust to a new school and new friends with the help of her faithful companion, a talking dog named Obie.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Kids
- Teens
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 38GoodWatch 38
Letterboxd · 274 ratings2.6/5
IMDb2.4
Running time
1 h 11 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 family movies, −24 min on the typical 95
typical 9571Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2016
February 15, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
FamilyLanguage
English
Original language
26 people
- NZNoel ZamzowAlly
- Gary Anthony SturgisObie (voice)
- BBByron BaudoGrandpa
- TBTrudi BaudoTutor
- NLNawal LamriniMichelle / Zoe (voice)
- Kaylin GarciaLauren
- ARAustin RoweAlex
- TJTaylor JohnsonDrew
- BCBrad CrawfordHarry
- LSLaurel SmithZoe
- Emily CrawfordMichelle
- SPSabrina PittmanMrs. Daniels
- DKDalton KingBoy #1
- DKDrake KingBoy #2
- CKColby KinardBoy #3
- DZDillon ZamzowBoy #4
- KRKeeley ReidLindsey
- JGJordyn GovanCourtney
- DPDonna PittmanEllen
- PMPresley MoselSara
- KMKylie MeredithMegan
- DMDestiny MooreKendall
- TATrinity AdzobuSidney
- LJLadonna JudkinsAmber
Directing · 1
- Alfred Robbins Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Paula Rittie Writer
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