Directed by:
Lasse HallströmCinematography:
Terry StaceyComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz, Luke Kirby, Gabrielle Rose, Caroline Cave, Nicole LaPlaca, Michael Patric (more)VOD (6)
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Family comedy drama that follows a dog (voice of Josh Gad) through several incarnations of its life. In 1961, Bailey, a Golden Retriever puppy, is adopted by a young boy named Ethan (Dennis Quaid/K.J. Apa/Bryce Gheisar), who quickly falls in love with his new pet. As the years pass, Bailey grows up alongside Ethan until his family regretfully have to get him put down in old age. However, Bailey soon wakes up in the body of a young, female dog named Ellie who works for the Chicago Police Department before being reincarnated again as a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, all the while remembering each of his past lives. When he is again reincarnated as an abusive couple's new pet, Bailey heads back to the old town he used to live in with Ethan, where he might finally find the purpose he's always longed for in life. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Britt Robertson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Mr. Church (2016)
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
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Josh Gad
USA
Best movies:
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Peggy Lipton
USA
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Juliet Rylance
UK
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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John Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Carlito's Way (1993)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Luke Kirby
Canada
Best movies:
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
Gabrielle Rose
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Maudie (2016)
Taken (2002) (series)
Caroline Cave
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Nicole LaPlaca
Canada
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Michael Patric
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Michael Bofshever
USA
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Robert Mann
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Kelly-Ruth Mercier
Canada
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Battle in Seattle (2007)
K.J. Apa
New Zealand
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Bryce Gheisar
Best movies:
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Kirby Howell-Baptiste
UK
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Alicia Johnston
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Cinderella Man (2005)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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John C. MacDonald
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Logan Miller
USA
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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