A safe, sentimental, paint-by-numbers family film with strong appeal for children and dog lovers. After getting separated from her beloved owner, Bella travels 400 miles to get back home in this heart-tugging film with strong echoes of the classic “Lassie” movie.
What age is a dog’s way home for?
Age 16+ Violent sci-fi thriller has chaos, gory deaths, swearing. Available via Netflix streaming.
Is a Dog’s Purpose sad?
A Dog’s Purpose has some brutally sad facts about the world around us which would be too much for younger kids. There is also mild violence in several scenes, so I recommend it for ages 9 to 18.
Despite the title and having the same book author W. Bruce Cameron, this is not a sequel to A Dog’s Purpose (2017). However, Universal Pictures released a sequel to that film titled A Dog’s Journey (2019) which came out the same year as this film.