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Marley & Me

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Marley & Me PG Released Dec 25, 2008 1h 56m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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64% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan leave behind snowy Michigan and move to Florida, where they buy their first home and find jobs at competing newspapers. Soon afterward, the Grogans adopt Marley, a yellow Labrador pup. But Marley soon grows up to be a mischievous handful. Still, even while he's destroying the furniture and failing obedience school, he always manages to bring out the best in John, Jenny and their growing family.
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Pet owners should love it, but Marley and Me is only sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator OK, I admit I cried a small bucket at the end... but at least I hated myself for it. This is bland and obsequious tripe or, as my own dog would say, "Woof!" Aug 29, 2018 Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) Sometimes, and especially on a crummy afternoon in the middle of March, it's nice to be able to switch off and settle down to enjoying the sight of middle-class families eating well and playing together in sprawling, bucolic gardens. Rated: 3/5 Apr 23, 2009 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian In the cinema, all of us tough, cynical critics had tears welling in our eyes, swallowing hard; our lips, so often curled in a cheap sneer, were now trembling, because of the same desperately sad thought: "Owen Wilson used to be really good..." Rated: 1/5 Mar 13, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The production is light, filled with big love and sobbing cries, two talented stars that sufficiently play their roles, and plenty of awww moments the movie makes sure to replay during the end credits. What’s not to enjoy? Rated: 3/4 Mar 3, 2024 Full Review César Albarrán Torres Cine Premiere Marley and Me has its funny moments, never neglecting its dramatic objective. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 4, 2021 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) The ending brings all the feels Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marvel N. This move is about a dog and a family. And also what a dog can do to a family. And also how a dog affects a family. I love it! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/19/25 Full Review Audience Member Breaks my heart to know I will be going through the same emotions sometime in the near future. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 56 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Suggestive Content, Language and Thematic Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $143,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 17th anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review juan camilo c Camilo Carreño: It is a very tender movie in which it shows us the story of a couple who adopts a dog and shows us the whole story of him and the family. It is a movie that is very sentimental and personally the ending affects me a lot because Marley (the dog) looks like my dog Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Martin M Es un hermoso carrusel de emociones 🥹 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacaninha, e a maioria ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacanas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, o filme ficou bacaninha por causa do drama envolvendo o cachorro com a família. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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David Frankel

Director

Owen Wilson

John Grogan

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Grogan

Eric Dane

Sebastian

Kathleen Turner

Ms. Kornblut

Alan Arkin

Arnie Klein

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Marley demolishes a sofa - the latest "victim" of his voracious appetite in "Marley & Me." Owen Wilson as John and Jennifer Aniston as Jenny in "Marley & Me." Even a simple meal turns into a disaster area when Marley's involved in "Marley & Me." Owen Wilson as John and Jennifer Aniston as Jenny in "Marley & Me." The various "Marleys" prepare for the next take, on the set of "Marley & Me." Jennifer Aniston and director David Frankel on the set of "Marley & Me." Ben Hyland as Connor and Owen Wilson as John in "Marley & Me." Ben Hyland as Connor (seated), Owen Wilson as John and Eric Dane as Sebastian in "Marley & Me." Jennifer Aniston as Jenny and Owen Wilson as John in "Marley & Me." Owen Wilson as John Grogran in "Marley & Me." View more photos

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Synopsis Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan leave behind snowy Michigan and move to Florida, where they buy their first home and find jobs at competing newspapers. Soon afterward, the Grogans adopt Marley, a yellow Labrador pup. But Marley soon grows up to be a mischievous handful. Still, even while he's destroying the furniture and failing obedience school, he always manages to bring out the best in John, Jenny and their growing family.
Director
David Frankel
Producer
Gil Netter, Karen Rosenfelt
Screenwriter
Don Roos, Scott Frank
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Sunswept Entertainment, Gil Netter
Rating
PG (Some Suggestive Content|Language|Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$143.2M
Runtime
1h 56m
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