A Dog's Purpose (2017)
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Every dog happens for a reason.
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
- Released: 2017-01-19
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 3,599 votes
Directed by Lasse Hallström.
Top cast
- Josh Gad as Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)
- KJ Apa as Teen Ethan
- Britt Robertson as Teen Hannah
- Juliet Rylance as Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom
- Luke Kirby as Jim - Ethan's Dad
- John Ortiz as Carlos
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Maya Williams
- Pooch Hall as Al
- Bryce Gheisar as Ethan - 8 Years Old
- Dennis Quaid as Adult Ethan
Where to watch A Dog's Purpose
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, FilmBox+, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on FilmBox+
- Canada: stream on Netflix, FilmBox+, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on FilmBox+, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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