Hotel for Dogs may appeal to children and dog lovers, but it's ultimately contrived, predictable, and simplistic.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Thor Freudenthal -
Producer -
Lauren Shuler Donner , Jonathan Gordon , Ewan Leslie , Jason Clark -
Screenwriter -
Jeff Lowell , Robert Schooley , Mark McCorkle -
Distributor -
DreamWorks SKG , Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Donners' Company , Montecito Picture Company -
Rating -
PG (Language|Brief Mild Thematic Elements|Some Crude Humor) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 16, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$73.0M -
Runtime -
1h 40m