---
title: 'A Dog''s Purpose (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lasse Hallström'
released: '2017-01-26'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dogs-purpose-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753383/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Dog's Purpose (2017)

2017 · PG · 100 min · Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

A Dog's Purpose is a 2017 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and written by W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells, Maya Forbes, and Wally Wolodarsky, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa in his film debut, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz and Dennis Quaid with Josh Gad in multiple voice roles. It explores themes of loyalty, grief, and dysfunctional families over a series of reincarnations.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lasse Hallström](https://cinepixo.com/people/lasse-hallstrom)
- **Screenplay:** [Audrey Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-wells)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rachel Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-portman)
- **Producer:** [Gavin Polone](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-polone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Terry Stacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-stacey)
- **Editor:** [Robert Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-leighton)

## Cast

- [Caroline Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-cave)
- [Juliet Rylance](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliet-rylance)
- [Logan Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/logan-miller)
- [Luke Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-kirby)
- [KJ Apa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kj-apa)
- [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz)
- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid)
- [Gabrielle Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-rose)
- [Josh Gad](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-gad)
- [Peggy Lipton](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-lipton)
- [Britt Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-robertson)
- [Michael Bofshever](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bofshever)
- [Kirby Howell-Baptiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirby-howell-baptiste)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Official site: https://www.uphe.com/movies/a-dogs-journey
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dogs-purpose-2017
Film facts: Wikidata (Q21527614); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.