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A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home

Drama · Adventure · Family · 2019

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

Movie details

A Dog's Way Home

“A lot can happen between lost and found.”

2019 Drama · Adventure · Family 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charles Martin Smith

Written by

Cathryn Michon · W. Bruce Cameron

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bella (voice)

Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Hauer-King

Lucas

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Olivia

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Terri

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Axel

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Captain Mica

Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer

Kurch

Court is in session

Put A Dog's Way Home 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.