Top billed cast

1. 

   Josh Gad

   Dogs: Bailey / Buddy / Tino / Ellie (voice)

2. 

   KJ Apa

   Teen Ethan

3. 

   Britt Robertson

   Teen Hannah

4. 

   Dennis Quaid

   Adult Ethan

5. 

   Peggy Lipton

   Adult Hannah

6. 

   Juliet Rylance

   Elizabeth - Ethan's Mom

7. 

   Luke Kirby

   Jim - Ethan's Dad

8. 

   John Ortiz

   Carlos

9. 

   Kirby Howell-Baptiste

   Maya Williams

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Reviews

A review by Harry_Gill

Written by Harry_Gill on 2026-06-13

A Dog's Purpose asks a simple, almost greedy question: what if the dog you lost kept finding its way back to you, life after life? Bailey is born, loved, and dies, then returns as a new dog carrying the same soul and the same self-appointed job, which is to look after humans who do not always deserve him. On paper it is shameless. In practice it works, because the film commits completely to the dog's point of view and never once apologises for it.

What lifts it above pure sentiment is the narration. We hear the dog trying to make sense of human behaviour: why his boy drifts away, why people...read the rest

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7. Wish Upon a Unicorn69%
8. Lassie64%
9. Nico the Unicorn61%
10. Benji69%
11. House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra77%
12. Once Upon a Forest66%
13. Max71%
14. The Jungle Book60%
15. The Legend of Ochi61%
16. Storm Boy71%
17. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups61%
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20. Flicka68%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$22,000,000.00

Revenue
$205,000,000.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• human animal relationship
• reincarnation
• dog
• pets