Before the movie's release, a controversy emerged about whether the animal performers were mistreated on the set an investigation proved that the video was edited in a misleading manner. He is the New York Times bestselling author of A Dog’s Purpose, A Dog’s Journey and The Dogs of Christmas.

Apa, Juilet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz and. Look for clear messages about empathy and the importance of companionship, both human and animal. The family film told from the dogs perspective also stars Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, K.J. Strong language is infrequent (but includes 's-t'), and couples don't do much more than kiss. Bruce Cameron, A Dogs Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. There are some violent/upsetting scenes: An alcoholic, abusive father pushes his wife and son a man kidnaps a girl, threatens her, throws her in the water, and shoots at a police officer and his dog a neglectful dog owner keeps his dog chained and then purposely lets him go astray and a fire causes a catastrophic injury for a young man. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W.

Bruce Cameron's 2010 novel about a dog (voiced by Josh Gad) that's reincarnated several times from the 1950s through the 2000s (the dog keeps its memories/personality, despite being different breeds and genders).

Parents need to know that A Dog's Purpose is an emotional drama based on W.

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