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Read from 35 comments (33 from Metacritic, 2 from TMDB reviews) — 2 of them described how it moves.
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“I made it 9 minutes into this movie before walking out”
Proteus · Metacritic ↗
“wondering when is this going to end”
EpicLadySponge · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 12% · too thin for a score · how this works
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“Anyone who has ever loved or said goodbye to a pet will be able to relate to this heartfelt story, adapted by Cathryn Michon from a best-selling novel by W. Bruce Cameron. Director Lasse Hallström uses real animals and limited CGI, so the actors’ interactions with the pets are believable.”
Gabe Hartwig, St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 100
“It is without question the best dog movie since "Lassie Come Home."”
Rex Reed, Observer · 88
“The film is both heartwarming and soul-shattering. Its theme of an unbreakable bond between man and his best friend is reminiscent of "My Dog Skip," "Homeward Bound" and "Old Yeller."”
Ariel Scotti, New York Daily News · 80
“Purpose itself plays like a family film from another era, its gentle sensibilities a million miles removed from the winky pop culture references and meta layers of most modern all-ages entertainment. The effect is sweet, benignly retro, and just a little bit boring; a comforting Milk Bone for the soul.”
Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly · 75
“All I can say is that A Dog’s Purpose left me cherishing my borderline-venerable Skeezix; longing to see Scamp and Fluff and Sukoshi and Sally, the dear departed dogs of my life; and wishing I could have been reincarnated as a better master than I was.”
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal · 70
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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“I made it 9 minutes into this movie before walking out”
Proteusabout 0–10% inread it ↗
“wondering when is this going to end”
EpicLadySpongeabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“Wow. Whoever wrote this must’ve been an emotional basket case! This movie had its touching moments, but they were too flighty, being quickly replaced with tragedy and sadness. And then that cycle of happy - sad - happy - sad just kept repeating itself. That part was a bit much and made this movie a bit exhausting.”
Iamcritical86read it ↗
“Cheap attempts at tearing your heartstrings with stories that don't really connect with one another. Josh Gad shouldn't have voiced the dog, no one should have.”
MovieWarfareread it ↗
“**Caught in the rebirth-loop!** I might a bit overrated it, but it's well deserved that. It has been a long time since I wetted my eyes for a film. Especially for being a tearjerker fan in the early days. This looks like a sequel to 'Fluke', though it justified to be an independent film. Based on the book of the same name, directed by the one who made 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale'. A perfect family film, but entirely a fictional account. Do you remember those films about a human being trapped in t”
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