Directed by:
Lasse HallströmCinematography:
Terry StaceyComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz, Luke Kirby, Gabrielle Rose, Caroline Cave, Nicole LaPlaca, Michael Patric (more)Plots(1)
Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog's perspective also stars Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, John Ortiz, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Peggy Lipton and Pooch Hall. (Universal Pictures US)
(more)Cast
Britt Robertson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Mr. Church (2016)
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Josh Gad
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
A Dog's Journey (2019)
Peggy Lipton
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Juliet Rylance
UK
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Frances Ha (2012)
Sinister (2012)
John Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Carlito's Way (1993)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Luke Kirby
Canada
Best movies:
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
Gabrielle Rose
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Maudie (2016)
Taken (2002) (series)
Caroline Cave
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
One Week (2008)
The War Bride (2001)
Nicole LaPlaca
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Brain on Fire (2016)
Entanglement (2017)
Michael Patric
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011) (TV movie)
The Quiet Girl (2021)
Michael Bofshever
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Prey (1998) (series)
Robert Mann
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Welcome to Marwen (2018)
Black Christmas (2006)
Kelly-Ruth Mercier
Canada
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
The Unforgivable (2021)
Battle in Seattle (2007)
K.J. Apa
New Zealand
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
The Hate U Give (2018)
I Still Believe (2020)
Bryce Gheisar
Best movies:
Wonder (2017)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
UK
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Cruella (2021)
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
Alicia Johnston
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
The Good Life (2007)
John C. MacDonald
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Hollow in the Land (2017)
Look Away (2018)
Logan Miller
USA
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Love, Simon (2018)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)