Max

PG

Released Jun 26, 2015

1 hr. 51 min.

Drama

Adventure

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After U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott is killed in Afghanistan, Max, his highly trained service dog, is too traumatized to remain in service. Back in the U.S., Kyle's family adopts the dog, but teenage brother Justin (Josh Wiggins) has problems of his own and doesn't want the animal. However, Max may be Justin's only chance to learn what really happened to his brother. With the help of a dog-savvy friend, Justin and Max begin to bond, and set out to unravel the mystery of Kyle's death.

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Critics Consensus

Max has good intentions and tries to hearken back to classic family-friendly features, but its disjointed, manipulative plot overwhelms the efforts of its talented human and canine stars.

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Ryan B

cute dog, bad movie. the writing and the acting was terrible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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Lady L

Movie started out with a good premise. Then it became horrifyingly corny and cringy. From the "young brother" being all emo to awkwardly caring about the dog was very rushed. The mom was very corny, cringy and naive. It had potential, but the awkward, corny actors and lines ruined the entire movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/21/23

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Good solid film to watch! Great cast and directing! I love films about animals.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Graham S

Its good not the best dog movie but good

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I love this film. The way that it sets up max and justin as a true team even more then justins brother was with max. The foreshadowing with the main villain was interesting but really good all the actors are on point and overall just an amazing film

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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robert p

I finished this movie and I knew right away that Max had a reason for hating the partner who was enlisted with his handler and I hit the button on the head and how his partner was dealing arms and ammunition. I think this is a cheesy ending for this movie and thus my low rating of *2 and 1/2* stars!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Boaz Yakin

Director

Josh Wiggins

Justin

Lauren Graham

Pamela

Thomas Haden Church

Ray

Robbie Amell

Kyle

Luke Kleintank

Tyler

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Max Weiss

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How a sweet story about a boy and his dog turns into a lame thriller about backwoods weapons dealing is anyone's guess.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 10, 2016

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Alex Abad-Santos

Vox

Lost in this shuffle of bullets and narrow misses is Yakin's stated goal of telling a story about the great service that military dogs provide... I'm not sure where that film went, but the bizarre, violent mess I saw isn't it.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 17, 2015

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

A watchable but predictable family film drenched in stars-and-stripes piety - Lassie Come Home with combat stress.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2015

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Hosea Rupprecht

Pauline Center for Media Studies

There's a little more violence than your usual early teen flick but it still stays within the realm of family-friendly film.

Sep 13, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feels like a direct-to-DVD movie that somehow escaped the pound and made it's way to theatres.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Dan Scully

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Max is cynical, joyless, and filled with surprising violence.

Apr 9, 2020

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Synopsis

After U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott is killed in Afghanistan, Max, his highly trained service dog, is too traumatized to remain in service. Back in the U.S., Kyle's family adopts the dog, but teenage brother Justin (Josh Wiggins) has problems of his own and doesn't want the animal. However, Max may be Justin's only chance to learn what really happened to his brother. With the help of a dog-savvy friend, Justin and Max begin to bond, and set out to unravel the mystery of Kyle's death.

Director: Boaz Yakin
Executive Producer: Ben Ormand, Boaz Yakin
Screenwriter: Boaz Yakin, Sheldon Lettich
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Sunswept Entertainment
Rating: PG (Brief Language|Action/Violence|Peril|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.7M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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