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A Dog's Journey

PG

Released May 17, 2019

1h 48m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Adventure

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A Dog's Journey: Behind the Scenes - Ethan & Gloria

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A Dog's Journey: Behind the Scenes - Canine Co-Stars

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A Dog's Journey: Behind the Scenes - A Dream Come True

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A Dog's Journey: Trailer 1

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Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his boy, Ethan and Ethan's wife Hannah. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria, decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion.

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Critics Consensus

A Dog's Journey is as sentimental as one might expect, but even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the puppermost limit.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

What if dogs really aren't this annoying when we get to hear inside their head? What if they're actually very smart or lovely?

Sep 30, 2019

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

I went into it feeling a bit low and came out of it feeling a bit better. It's a reminder that sometimes there's a beauty in just going along with ordinary life, which is short, even more so for dogs.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 27, 2019

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

If there are to be more sequels, I'm hoping that future Baileys cut the chat and hark back to a time when heroism trumped cuteness and movie dogs left the punchlines to the human members of the cast.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2019

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Whatever you want to say about any of the W. Bruce Cameron adaptations, by the time A Dog’s Journey's credits rolled, I had overdosed on cuteness.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Hosea Rupprecht

Catholic News Service

The film celebrates family, reconciliation and loyalty.

Aug 12, 2021

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Doris Toumarkine

FilmDINGHY.com

A truly high-quality production that smartly pays attention to pacing, performances, cinematography, score, messages and...[it] authentically pays off.

Feb 11, 2020

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A&W N

What happens when a writer what to put emotions into a movie but doesn't want to take the steps to find a good way to, kill a character you like. But in this movie the writer does the lazy thing 5 TIMES! In a Hallmark movie on crack. This whole movie could have ended an hour early if legal act was taken. Be the end of the movie you don't care at all about the characters or anything and you want to smash your fingers in a door repeatedly to ease the emotions wipe lish of a dog's journey.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Lipinho F

Muito interessante esse filme 👏👏 e eu amo filmes de animes ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Ravi T

Idk what's wrong with the critics...but this was an amazing movie! Even better than the first one!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Kyle J

If you love your dog, you'll like this movie. It is a sentimental movie told on a childlike sentimental level, but the idea behind the telling, the belief at the core of the story, is profound. (And true 😊🎈)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Marie R

This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. It touched my heart; both this and the sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Attila O

You shouldn't always belive what the critics say. These two movies were a great experience, an entertaining summer movie wtrh deep meaning. You can laugh, cry, be relieved or worried. It is wn emotional roller-coaster. Its a great movie, not a Pianist or Shindler's list, but the move is great. Its good in what it suposed to be good at.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Gail Mancuso

Director

Josh Gad

Bailey

Kathryn Prescott

CJ

Betty Gilpin

Gloria

Dennis Quaid

Ethan

Marg Helgenberger

Hannah

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Boss Dog's Trick

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - All Dogs Go to Heaven

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - CJ's Song

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - I've Loved You Forever

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Making up With Mom

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Big Dog Loves You

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Dog vs. Horse

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Being a Bad Dog

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Little Dog in the Big City

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A Dog's Journey: Official Clip - Run off the Road

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A Dog's Journey: Behind the Scenes - Ethan & Gloria

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A Dog's Journey: Behind the Scenes - A Dream Come True

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A Dog's Journey: Trailer 1

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Synopsis

Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his boy, Ethan and Ethan's wife Hannah. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria, decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion.

Director: Gail Mancuso
Producer: Gavin Polone
Screenwriter: W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Pariah, Walden Media, Alibaba Pictures Group
Rating: PG (Some Peril|Rude Humor|Thematic Content)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.5M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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