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A Dog's Purpose
Why this pick
A warmly sentimental, dog-centred tale with the same reincarnation-based structure, devoted companionship, and family-spanning emotional pull.
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MOVIE2019 1h 49m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Farm dog Bailey lives a happy life on a Michigan farm with his “boy,” Ethan, Ethan's wife Hannah, and their baby granddaughter, "CJ" until CJ is taken away by her mom. As Bailey’s soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, the dog promises Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Josh Gad
Bailey (voice)
Dennis Quaid
Ethan
Kathryn Prescott
CJ
Marg Helgenberger
Hannah
Betty Gilpin
Gloria
Henry Lau
Trent
Abby Ryder Fortson
Young CJ
Ian Chen
Young Trent