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A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose

7,6 /10 (3,567 Votes)
2017 EN 100 min

Overview

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

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Release date

19/01/2017

Votes

3,567

Popularity

8.9

Every dog happens for a reason.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

100 min

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$205,000,000

Website

www.uphe.com
Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)

KJ Apa

KJ Apa

Teen Ethan

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Teen Hannah

Juliet Rylance

Juliet Rylance

Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom

Luke Kirby

Luke Kirby

Jim - Ethan's Dad

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Carlos

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Maya Williams

Pooch Hall

Pooch Hall

Al

Bryce Gheisar

Bryce Gheisar

Ethan - 8 Years Old

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Adult Ethan

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Adult Hannah

Logan Miller

Logan Miller

Todd

Gabrielle Rose

Gabrielle Rose

Grandma Fran

Michael Bofshever

Michael Bofshever

Grandpa Bill

Peter Kelamis

Peter Kelamis

Dad's Boss

Caroline Cave

Caroline Cave

Ellen - Boss' Wife

Nicole LaPlaca

Nicole LaPlaca

Wendi

Michael Patric

Michael Patric

Sam

Primo Allon

Primo Allon

Victor

Kalyn Bomback

Kalyn Bomback

Yolanda

Jane McGregor

Jane McGregor

Rachel

Kelly-Ruth Mercier

Kelly-Ruth Mercier

Atlanta Vet

Kwesi Ameyaw

Kwesi Ameyaw

Cop

Paul Jarrett

Paul Jarrett

Police Lieutenant

Anita Daher

Anita Daher

Mother at Shelter

Alicia Johnston

Alicia Johnston

Hysterical Mother

Naomi Frenette

Naomi Frenette

Kidnapped Girl

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Brooke Warrington

Bree

Robert Mann

Robert Mann

Delivery Workman

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Ron Verwymeren

Delivery Workman

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David J. Lyle

Country Vet

Cory Wojcik

Cory Wojcik

Puppy Mill Owner

Ross Douglas Noble

Ross Douglas Noble

Puppy Mill Customer

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Andrew W. Nolan

Football Coach

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Jordan Butterill

Teammate

John C. MacDonald

John C. MacDonald

Teammate

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Brent Holtzman

Police Captain

Christopher Pearce

Christopher Pearce

Policeman

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Violet Haas

Elderly Woman

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Darcy Higginbotham

Farm Hand

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Danesha Lee

Animal Control Officer

Dan De Jaeger

Dan De Jaeger

Father at Shelter

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Reine Lecuyer

Daughter at Shelter

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Rayna Ens-Armstrong

Daughter at Shelter

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Mackenzie Thornton

Tweener Girl

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Avery Thompson

Tweener Girl

Aidan Ritchie

Aidan Ritchie

Ambulance Attendant

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Kenyan Alexander Walcot

Ty - 5 Years Old

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Treyton Augustus Walcot

Richie - 4 Years Old

John Bluethner

John Bluethner

Professor

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James Janssens

Alzheimer's Patient

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Paul Griggs

Hot Dog Vendor

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Grant Burr

Hardware Store Clerk

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Ronald Boyd Johnson

Neighbor

Chris Webb

Chris Webb

Kidnapper

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Evan Martin

Punk Boy

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Tyson Wagner

Boyfriend in Park

Dean Mckenzie

Dean Mckenzie

Detective

Tom Young

Tom Young

Hardware Store Employee

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Reno

Reno

2017-09-04

⭐ 9

**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 the time- loop, not knowing why and takes a quest to find the purpose? Yep, this is same, but with a …

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Harry_Gill

2026-06-13

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 narration. We hear the dog trying to make sense of human behaviour: why his boy drifts away, why people…

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