Dog Purpose (2017)

One of the best movies about dogs:) A Dog s Purpose is a 2017 American comedydrama 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 Cameron. The film stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz, Kirby HowellBaptiste, Peggy Lipton, Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad. A week prior to the film s release, a video surfaced on TMZ showing footage taken from the set of the film, which showed a German Shepherd dragged and dipped into rushing water while visibly resisting. After initial backlash, it was determined the video had been deliberately edited to mislead The film is a coproduction between Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media and Pariah Entertainment It was released by Universal Pictures on January 27, 2017, and grossed over 196 million worldwide.