A Dog's Purpose
Every dog happens for a reason.
Overview
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Revenue
- $205,000,000
- Production
- Amblin Entertainment, Walden Media, Reliance Entertainment, Pariah
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Cast
Josh Gad
Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)
KJ Apa
Teen Ethan
Britt Robertson
Teen Hannah
Dennis Quaid
Adult Ethan
Peggy Lipton
Adult Hannah
Juliet Rylance
Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom
Luke Kirby
Jim - Ethan's Dad
John Ortiz
Carlos
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Maya Williams
Pooch Hall
Al
Logan Miller
Todd
Gabrielle Rose
Grandma Fran
Caroline Cave
Ellen - Boss' Wife
Nicole LaPlaca
Wendi
Michael Patric
Sam
Michael Bofshever
Grandpa Bill
Primo Allon
Victor
Kalyn Bomback
Yolanda
Peter Kelamis
Dad's Boss
Jane McGregor
Rachel
Crew
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Cinematography
- Terry Stacey
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
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Reno
September 4, 2017
**Caught in the rebirth-loop!** I might a bit overrated it, but it's well deserved that. It has been a long time since I wetted my eyes for a film. Especially for being a tearjerker fan in the early days. This looks like a sequel to 'Fluke', though it justified to be an independent film. Based on the book of the same name, directed by the one who made 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale'. A perfect family film, but entirely a fictional account. Do you remember those films about a human being trapped in t…
Harry_Gill
June 13, 2026
A Dog's Purpose asks a simple, almost greedy question: what if the dog you lost kept finding its way back to you, life after life? Bailey is born, loved, and dies, then returns as a new dog carrying the same soul and the same self-appointed job, which is to look after humans who do not always deserve him. On paper it is shameless. In practice it works, because the film commits completely to the dog's point of view and never once apologises for it. What lifts it above pure sentiment is the nar…