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6.7/10
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A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
Motell Gyn Foster
- Taylor
- (as Motell Foster)
Bryce Dallas Howard
- Bella
- (voice)
Cesar De León
- Steve
- (as Cesar De Leon)
Ben Immanuel
- Dr. Gann
- (as Benjamin Ratner)
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All ready to set a dog's adventurous journey to
come home.
Very nice direction, Great storyline, CGI good, Sound designing very good and last the Bella's performance was tremendous.
The storyline is cute, but certainly not the best story out there. There were so much CGI and it looked so obviously CGI that I couldn't stand it. There were really sweet scenes, and none of them were cringey, so I appreciated that. The ladies in the movie with me LOVED the humor in the story, they laughed, they cried, they oohed and ahhed and awwed... Very sweet.
The pace of the movie could be smoother and better edited... the only way you tell "time" was the season, but it didn't feel like time has passed between the scenes. The acting was great, and kids will obviously love this movie. I really appreciated how the story talked about breed discrimination, or "racism for dogs". Pit bulls are believed to be this vicious, dangerous dogs and the story did a great job showing the sweet side of pitties. LOVE PIT BULLS!!!
The pace of the movie could be smoother and better edited... the only way you tell "time" was the season, but it didn't feel like time has passed between the scenes. The acting was great, and kids will obviously love this movie. I really appreciated how the story talked about breed discrimination, or "racism for dogs". Pit bulls are believed to be this vicious, dangerous dogs and the story did a great job showing the sweet side of pitties. LOVE PIT BULLS!!!
Loved it. Better than Benji, Lassie, and Old Yeller combined. Dog has an epic adventure trying to return to her "person" - lots of belly laughs, lots of tears. Plot and storyline was great, my 8 year old twin girls thoroughly loved it (and will probably watch it again once it comes out on Prime).
A stray puppy, Bella, is taken in by young man, Lucas. Everything seems to be going fine but Lucas has annoyed a property developer who uses his connections to have Bella impounded. In order for Lucas to prevent Bella from being permanently locked up, Lucas sends her to live with another family over 600 kms away. However, Bella is determined to find her way home.
Sweet, emotional movie about a boy and his dog, told from the dog's perspective. Hardly original - movies like Lassie Come Home (1943) and The Incredible Journey (1963) have covered the central plot before - but it works, very well.
Having the story told from the dog's perspective helps too, as does some delightfully funny scenes. There's a wonderful warmth and engagement to proceedings.
Highly recommended, especially for dog lovers.
Sweet, emotional movie about a boy and his dog, told from the dog's perspective. Hardly original - movies like Lassie Come Home (1943) and The Incredible Journey (1963) have covered the central plot before - but it works, very well.
Having the story told from the dog's perspective helps too, as does some delightfully funny scenes. There's a wonderful warmth and engagement to proceedings.
Highly recommended, especially for dog lovers.
It is a sweet and heartwarming dog movie, but the CGI is throwing me off! Therefore it only gets a 6 out of 10! There are better animal movies out there, but it's worth a watch!
Did you know
- TriviaThe dog that plays the adult version of Bella is named Shelby the Dog and she was a rescue dog. She was found living in a junkyard in Tennessee.
- GoofsWhen Bella is in Durango, the leader of the pack pulls over a garbage bin. Among the spilled garbage is a tub of President's Choice Greek Yogurt, which is only sold in Canada.
- Crazy creditsDespite the opening titles before the prologue and the first half of the closing credits is displayed via fading, the movie's title, shown after the prologue, is zooming slightly forward. The text is upper-cased white.
- ConnectionsReferenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Bambi Time in Jail (2018)
- SoundtracksTogether
Written by Andrew Allen and Robin Ghosh
Performed by Andrew Allen
Courtesy of My Pet Seagull
Under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- How long is A Dog's Way Home?Powered by Alexa
- Was the SPCA on locations to protect the animals?
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Mis huellas a casa
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $42,004,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,251,263
- Jan 13, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $80,708,134
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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