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52% 85 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his boy, Ethan and Ethan's wife Hannah. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria, decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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A Dog's Journey is as sentimental as one might expect, but even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the puppermost limit.

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Ravi T Idk what's wrong with the critics...but this was an amazing movie! Even better than the first one! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Kyle J If you love your dog, you'll like this movie. It is a sentimental movie told on a childlike sentimental level, but the idea behind the telling, the belief at the core of the story, is profound. (And true 😊🎈) Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Marie R This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. It touched my heart; both this and the sequel. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Attila O You shouldn't always belive what the critics say. These two movies were a great experience, an entertaining summer movie wtrh deep meaning. You can laugh, cry, be relieved or worried. It is wn emotional roller-coaster. Its a great movie, not a Pianist or Shindler's list, but the move is great. Its good in what it suposed to be good at. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Alan T Similar to the previous film, it had many touching moments despite the negative atmosphere presented throughout the film. A great conclusion to the two movie series, and Bailey is still the Bailey we know. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Kevin M Same with the first one! Full of love and moved! Recommend!! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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Gail Mancuso Director Josh Gad Bailey Kathryn Prescott CJ Betty Gilpin Gloria Dennis Quaid Ethan Marg Helgenberger Hannah
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A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) What if dogs really aren't this annoying when we get to hear inside their head? What if they're actually very smart or lovely? Sep 30, 2019 Full Review A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Stephen Romei The Australian I went into it feeling a bit low and came out of it feeling a bit better. It's a reminder that sometimes there's a beauty in just going along with ordinary life, which is short, even more so for dogs. Rated: 3/5 Aug 27, 2019 Full Review A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald If there are to be more sequels, I'm hoping that future Baileys cut the chat and hark back to a time when heroism trumped cuteness and movie dogs left the punchlines to the human members of the cast. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 19, 2019 Full Review A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (4) M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Whatever you want to say about any of the W. Bruce Cameron adaptations, by the time A Dog’s Journey's credits rolled, I had overdosed on cuteness. Rated: 3/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service The film celebrates family, reconciliation and loyalty. Aug 12, 2021 Full Review A Dog's Journey | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Doris Toumarkine FilmDINGHY.com A truly high-quality production that smartly pays attention to pacing, performances, cinematography, score, messages and...[it] authentically pays off. Feb 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his boy, Ethan and Ethan's wife Hannah. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria, decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion.

Director
Gail Mancuso

Executive Producer
Seth William Meier, Lasse Hallström, Fan Luyuan, Wei Zhang

Screenwriter
W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Pariah, Walden Media, Alibaba Pictures Group

Rating
PG (Some Peril|Rude Humor|Thematic Content)

Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2019, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 6, 2019

Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.5M

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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