A Dog's Purpose (2017) movie poster

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

"Every dog happens for a reason."
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👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 39%
AdventureComedyFantasyFamilyDrama

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Director
Lasse Hallström
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG
Country
India, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.6/10 (3,493 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
35%
Metacritic
43

Cast

Josh Gad as Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice) · 71% avg
KJ Apa as Teen Ethan · 68% avg
Britt Robertson as Teen Hannah · 69% avg
Dennis Quaid as Adult Ethan · 70% avg
Peggy Lipton as Adult Hannah
Juliet Rylance as Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom
Luke Kirby as Jim - Ethan's Dad · 66% avg
John Ortiz as Carlos · 70% avg

Is A Dog's Purpose good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 39%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#439 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#44 / 305 · 2017
Rank among its director's films
#6 / 12 · Lasse Hallström
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Family Movies on MGM+ (#4) · The Best Fantasy Movies on MGM+ (#5) · The Best Adventure Movies on MGM+ (#12) · 25 Best Free Family and Kids Movies on Tubi (#18)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners. Wikipedia ↗

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