Dog Gone

TV-PG

2023

1 hr. 34 min.

Kids & Family

Drama

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22 Reviews

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After a young man and his beloved dog are separated on the Appalachian Trail, he and his father must begin a desperate search to find him before it's too late. Based on an incredible true story of humanity and everyday heroism.

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Critics Consensus

Not necessarily mangy but far from fetching, Dog Gone is a treacly melodrama that aims for Very Good Boy only to settle for simply tolerable.

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R3K N

Overly dramatic & cringy at times, basically a wealthy couple help their coddled & snowflake of a young adult son find his lost dog. 🙄

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Jeff M

Sometimes you know instinctively that a movie is not good in a critical sense, but you feel it working on you in spite of yourself. There's nothing to do but sit back and let it happen. This is one of those occasions. Based on a true story, although a lot of liberties were reportedly taken to make it more family friendly, I found this to be a simple but effective little movie. Schmaltzy? Yes. Cliched? Yes. But effective. And I'm happy to recommend any decent family movie, although I think smaller children might grow bored with many of the scenes not featuring the pooch. Even at a mere 95 minutes, it does feel a bit long, and it could have used a bit more editing. Flashbacks involving Williams-Paisley as a child could have been excised. This is basically a Hallmark version of events - even the direst of moments feel overly sanitized, including a potential bar fight that is unintentionally funny. All that being said, I started preparing myself halfway through the movie for a couple of teardrops to be shed by the end. And I wasn't wrong.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Patrick

It was a sweet story. It's not great. It's not bad. It definitely passes time. I'd recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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SkyRo P

This was a sweet film, it was a decent watch for streaming film for sure The film lacked a lot of emotion, you did not really feel the emotion that you needed to for the humans, but you only felt the emotion for the dog The movie itself was very well acted, but there was just a lot of chemistry missing

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Alejandro C

Painful to watch. The worst of all is that this is based on a true story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/05/23

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schnitz27

Wow! This movie was bad. My kids liked it well enough, but the characters, storyline, and themes were all so cliche and over the top that I couldn't resist mocking it as we watched (which actually made it fun). Rob Lowe must have owed someone a favor for this role!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Stephen Herek

Director

Johnny Berchtold

Actor

Rob Lowe

Actor

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Actor

Susan Gallagher

Mrs. Goodwin

Nick Peine

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Robert Levin

Newsday

The movie offers what it promises. But it could have been more.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 21, 2023

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Rex Reed

Observer

It’s a tearjerker with mature intentions.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 19, 2023

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Goofy, oversaturated and saccharine.

Jan 18, 2023

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Ready Steady Cut Staff

Ready Steady Cut

Dog Gone also makes you appreciate family relationships more, reminding viewers that there is the ability and potential to rebuild connections with loved ones that may have faltered along the way.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dog Gone is a sweet tale with no backbone or bark.

Rated: C

Jan 28, 2023

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

When the most heartwarming and emotion-inducing visuals are the shots of the cast and crew with their beloved dogs over the end credits, then you know Dog Gone lost its way -- and squandered its potential.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 19, 2023

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Synopsis

After a young man and his beloved dog are separated on the Appalachian Trail, he and his father must begin a desperate search to find him before it's too late. Based on an incredible true story of humanity and everyday heroism.

Director: Stephen Herek
Executive Producer: Rob Lowe
Screenwriter: Nick Santora
Production Co: Story Ink
Rating: TV-PG (Fear|Mild Themes)
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2023

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