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Dog Gone

Dog Gone

Family · Adventure · Drama · 2023

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.

Movie details

Dog Gone

“To find what's lost, a father and son will do the impossible.”

2023 Family · Adventure · Drama 1h 35m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stephen Herek

Written by

Nick Santora

Johnny Berchtold

Johnny Berchtold

Fielding Marshall

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

John Marshall

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Ginny Marshall

Nick Peine

Nick Peine

Nate

S

Savannah Bruffey

Peyton Marshall

Brian Brightman

Brian Brightman

Ginny's Dad

Holly A. Morris

Holly A. Morris

Ginny's Mom

Court is in session

Put Dog Gone on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.