Red Dog

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Red Dog

PG

2011

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

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A dog unites a fractured community while searching for its master.

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London Evening Standard

Pretty sappy stuff, but the film-makers use knowing humour to snare more cynical viewers and are well-served by the cast.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2012

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Ashley Clark

Little White Lies

Heart's in the right place, but very broad and quite irritating too.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 24, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Well, it's a doggy story for humans, anyway: an avowedly true-life tale that comes across like a well-meaning PG-certification of the real world.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 23, 2012

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Red Dog still boasts plenty of Ocker charm, thanks to an eclectic cast of character actors.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2022

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Lucy Popescu

CineVue

Flaws are balanced, however, by some terrific performances and Geoffrey Hall's superb cinematography.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 13, 2018

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

An endearing, funny, idiosyncratic tale, director Kriv Stender's film is made up of a series of hilarious and tearjerking scenes of human folly.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 6, 2018

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Kamishin x

Empieza lento, por un tiempo no se entiende cual es el punto de la pelicula pero al avanzar te encariñas no solo con el red dog sino con la comunidad. El giro es un tanto brusco, era inesperado y un poco forzado. Sin embargo es una pelicula familiar hermosa, la pasas bien, te ries, lloras y empatizas con todos. Amamos a Red Dog, bonito recuerdo que que te deja una pequeña huella rojiza.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Stefi C

me gustaron las escenas bonitas donde están pasandola bien pero que maten al prota y a su dueño me parece re choto

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Russell F

Was living and working there at the time Red Dog was wandering , even met him a few times , straight up the way it was there in those days is exactly as presented in the movie .

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Avril C

An Australian classic, I dont think there was another movie that I have watched so many times, it is heartwarming while still being able to make me sob by the end every time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Audience Member

Absolutely amazing film, the story has a touch of comedy and heartfelt scenery which brings this movie together well as a fun, wholesome and heart wrenching film. Must watch classic for Aussies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Ken S

Great movie! I never knew of Red Dog before watching this. Red Dog's story touched my soul!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Synopsis

A dog unites a fractured community while searching for its master.

Director: Kriv Stenders
Producer: Julie Ryan, Nelson Woss
Screenwriter: Louis de Bernières, Daniel Taplitz
Production Co: ScreenWest, Woss Group Film Productions, Endymion Films Inc., Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, Essential Entertainment
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 32m

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