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A Dog's Purpose
Why this pick
A similarly tender, family-friendly dog-centred journey, balancing separation, perseverance and the bond between a pet and the people who need it.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After Lucas and his girlfriend Olivia, two residents of Denver, Colorado, find a dog in a construction site along with many kittens and a mother cat, they take the dog home to live with Lucas and his mother. He names the dog Bella. Lucas continues to feed the cats at the old house, which puts him in the crosshairs of the man who wants to demolish the house. He even calls the city about the cats who live there, which delays the man the man Gunter Beckenbauer's demolition. To get revenge, Gunter arranges for Bella to be declared a pitbull, because Denver has outlawed pitbulls as a dangerous breed.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Alexandra Shipp
Olivia
Jonah Hauer-King
Lucas
Edward James Olmos
Axel
Wes Studi
Captain Mica
Tammy Gillis
Officer Leon
Spencer Drever
Rick
Broadus Mattison
Mack
Rolando Boyce
Drew