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      Lassie

      PG 2005 1 hr. 40 min. Kids & Family Adventure List
      93% 69 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Young Joe Carraclough (Jonathan Mason) and his family (Samantha Morton, John Lynch) love their faithful collie, Lassie. However, when Joe's father loses his job in the mine, he must sell the dog to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole), who covets the collie for his granddaughter (Hester Odgers). After the duke moves to northern Scotland to avoid the threat of World War II, Lassie escapes and undertakes a 500-mile journey to reunite with her family. Read More Read Less
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      A beautifully-made retelling of the classic collie tale, one need not be a dog-lover to fall for Lassie.

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      Bill T Havent not seen the summary, and having watched all the other Lassie movies previously, this movie started looking verrrry familiar 15 minutes or so in. And so I checked, and yes, this is essentially a remake of "Lassie Come Home", one of the most classiest Lassie movies out there. The kids they got going here certainly aren't Roddy McDowall or Elizabeth Taylor (who were the kids in the original movie), but hey, who knows what will happen? The plot and story are fine and classic, and Peter O'Toole is happy to be making a pay cheque. All in all, a very good back-up if you can't find the original. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Wholesome. Good film to see if you have younger children. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member They need remake upon remake. Lassie is a classic and some kids these days don't even know lassie but they need to know. This movie was great and they need to make more! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I couldn't think they could do it, but they did it. They ruined a potentially decent film with a couple of scenes. Lassie had the potential to be nothing great, but okay. The story was intriguing, the humor was excusable and balanced out with the dramatic scenes, the sewers look surprisingly alive, all of the characters are relatable and the acting couid've been good, even saving itself with excuses. With that said, the humor was still weak, the visuals DEFINITELY need some work and the acting is still pretty darn bad. But what really frustrates me is that I haven't seen a DECENT film since...Yeesh, Wonder Woman and The Adventures Of Tintin. I wanted this one to be decent, but I couldn't say this one is mainly because of only two scenes. A. A side character's dog dies. I have seen WAY too many movies where the a character gets his best friend lost and i'm just getting sick of ti. There's other ways to show emotions, movie! You did it yourself,movie! So why did ya give it up, movie?! B. The ending. Get this. Lassie's dog got hurt BRUTALLY, so there should naturally be a solution to his problem. What solution, you may ask? Yogurt. Honorable mention for one of the worst endings ever. Story:7|10 Visuals:2|10 Characters:6|10 Overall:5|10. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member a different take in the lassie story it was ok a little sad version of lassie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Yeah word up, Peter Dinklage straight up says "Winter is coming" in this movie. Watched this with my mother and grand mother they'd give it a 100% rating because there's a dog in it. I'l rate it some where between the Tomatometer (93%) and audience score (62%). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Dog and movie lovers, take note: Lassie has come home. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 26, 2006 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader It's a welcome throwback to the carefully crafted family films of the studio era. Dec 26, 2006 Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Knows that kids live in a grown-up world, that they are not isolated from such realities as unemployment or war, and can relate to the problems of adult characters as well as those of children and animals. Rated: A- Sep 8, 2006 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Without a doubt, the best kind of family film that exists. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Lassie has finally come home -- Come home to the big screen and back into our hearts where she belongs. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Schmaltzy return for classic cinema canine. Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Young Joe Carraclough (Jonathan Mason) and his family (Samantha Morton, John Lynch) love their faithful collie, Lassie. However, when Joe's father loses his job in the mine, he must sell the dog to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole), who covets the collie for his granddaughter (Hester Odgers). After the duke moves to northern Scotland to avoid the threat of World War II, Lassie escapes and undertakes a 500-mile journey to reunite with her family.
      Director
      Charles Sturridge
      Executive Producer
      Eric Ellenbogen, Doug Schwalbe
      Screenwriter
      Charles Sturridge
      Production Co
      Element Films, Davis Films
      Rating
      PG (Some Mild Violent Content|Language)
      Genre
      Kids & Family, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Sep 1, 2006
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 25, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $651.4K