Top billed cast

1. 

   Josh Lucas

   John

2. 

   Rachael Taylor

   Nancy

3. 

   Rohan Nichol

   Jocko

4. 

   Luke Ford

   Tom

5. 

   Arthur Angel

   Vanno

6. 

   John Batchelor

   Peeto

7. 

   Keisha Castle-Hughes

   Rosa

8. 

   Noah Taylor

   Jack

9. 

   Loene Carmen

   Maureen

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Reviews

A review by Harry_Gill

Written by Harry_Gill on 2026-06-27

Most dog films chase your tears with a slow death and a swelling score. Red Dog earns its feeling a different way, by treating one kelpie as the connective tissue of an entire town. Set in the iron-ore country of the Pilbara in 1970s Western Australia, it follows a wandering red dog who adopts a whole community of miners, truckers and misfits before fixing his loyalty on John, an American newcomer played by Josh Lucas. The structure is clever. The dog has already died when the film opens, and the story is assembled from the tall tales locals swap in a pub, so Red Dog becomes folklore in real t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5.00

Revenue
$13.00

Keywords

• australia
• 1970s
• human animal relationship
• search
• based on true story
• grief
• dog
• death
• mourning
• australian outback
• pets
• western australia