A Dog's Purpose (film)

A Dog's Purpose
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLasse Hallström
Screenplay by
Based onA Dog's Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron
Produced byGavin Polone
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byRachel Portman[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[2] (Worldwide)
Mister Smith Entertainment[3] (EMEA)
Release date
  • January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Running time
100 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[4]
Box office$205 million[4]

A Dog's Purpose is a 2017 American family adventure comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and written by W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells, Maya Forbes, and Wally Wolodarsky, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Peggy Lipton, Dennis Quaid, and Josh Gad. It covers themes of loyalty, grief, dysfunctional family, over a series of reincarnations.

The film is a co-production between Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, and Pariah Entertainment Group.[5][6] It was released by Universal Pictures on January 27, 2017, and grossed $205 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics. It was Peggy Lipton's final film role before her death in 2019.

A sequel, titled A Dog's Journey, was released on May 17, 2019.[7]

  1. ^ "Rachel Portman Scoring Lasse Hallstrom's 'A Dog's Purpose' – Film Music Reporter". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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  4. ^ a b "A Dog's Purpose (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Scheck, Frank (January 24, 2017). "'A Dog's Purpose': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2017. Production companies: Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, Pariah Entertainment Group Distributor: Universal Pictures
  6. ^ Barker, Andrew (January 24, 2016). "Film Review: 'A Dog's Purpose'". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2017. A Universal Pictures release of an Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment presentation in association with Walden Media of a Pariah production
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference sequel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).