the homosexuality in the movie was completely unnecessary. from the rainbow collar on the dog and the camera focusing on the men's wedding bands, it wasn't needed at all in a kid's movie

One of the best and sweetest movies I'd seen in a while.

A nice family movie. This movie was like Homeward Bound.. but newer. Good movie for kids.

I really enjoyed the movie & bryce dallas howard did a fantastic job on doing the voice of bella!!!!

Made my Daughter cry.... Exactly what I was hoping for. 💛 She loves dogs 🐕

Really good

Another story of how much our dogs love us.

Watch it for the feels!

We loved it so much, we saw it twice. <3

Great family movie! Made us tear up a few times. At one point my 6 year old looks at me with tears flowing out of her eyes and says “mommy, my eyes have water coming out and it won’t stop”but she was also smiling... it was the cutest thing ever! This movie is for dog lovers and really gets to our hearts.

The dog is dumb

Bella is definitely man's best friend. This story was told to perfection. Must see family movie. You will hear straight to the Humane Society to adopt a pet after this one.

This movie was a tear jerker for me, but I’m also pregnant. It was the cutest (also intense) movie I’ve ever seen. I have to say I’ve never seen Marley and Me so if I ever did that would be the best movie, not this one. But this one was really good too😭😊

tear-jerker of a movie. must see for any animal lover

Nothing new here; it's a rehash of Homeward Bound with fewer dogs. If you've seen the trailer, you've seen the movie.

Excellent movie! Heartwarming wonderful story cute very lovable dog!

excellent narration

A sweet movie with some frightening moments. The animals in this story are great.

Dispicable. Every kid in the theater was crying. Non stop brutality and animal abuse I’ll pray every night before i sleep that the writers, editors and actors along with anyone involved with rating this movie PG die in the most painful way possible.

Loved the movie. Very touching.

Bella drove me crazy but I loved how much she loved her owner. She was hardheaded but she reminded me so much of my dogs. I laughed and cried. I also ran home to my dog Krispy and the dog I babysat. I will cherish them more because their the best friend anyone can have. See this movie it is touching and frustrating at times but o so good!

Cried most of the movie 😭😭😭😭

don't think this is a kid or family friendly movie. Pretty sad for kids to see and understand.

Be prepared to cry

Great movie for the family. Cried my eyes out !

Great movie!

The most heartfelt, sentimental, movie I’ve seen in a long time. Beyond emotional and inspiring. Developed a bigger love for dogs and those who have served in the Military . My 9 year old absolutely adored it. Must See

Fantastic family movie!

Loved it!

It is such an emotional movie. My 4y and 9y kids cried, laughed, smiled and enjoyed every minute there.

i love dogs, i love the movie, very touching.

So good

My daughter love this movie she's a dog person and she's only 10

Sweet movie, granddaughter loved it, she's 6. Heart pulling at all the right moments. CG was also very impressive. There's a mountain lion scene that looks so real!

A old-fashioned corny movie that unabashedly takes direct aim at your heart strings with scenes that are way too cute! Yep, your gonna laugh, your eyes are going to well up a bit. Good clean fun. My family, including my teenagers, loved it.

Absolutely amazing

As for a family PG movie the homosexuals in the movie was completely out of line. And the y had rings and all on. At the end this couple they did not have rings on or that they were married. I think it was lacking in morals.

several scenes were upsetting to me. not what I expected.

definitely not a younger kids movie people..a lot of explanations for parents. life lessons for 12 and up

Great movie! Bring some tissues for all the feels!

Loved it!

Good movie

Movie was good. Too bad the people next to me had to keep explaining it to the child they had with them

Really Beautiful Movie, if you have Dogs you love more and if you don’t have, you want to have and love your dog. Awesome movie !!!

This movie was absolutely incredible. I feel that it did an amazing job of staying true to the book and the cast did their jobs fantastically. This movie made you cry in all the right moments and is overall a great experience. I would 100% recommend to watch this.

actually didn’t want too watch cause my dog recently went missing and I wish my dog comes back home ... but it was a good movie

Everything about this movie was wonderful! The scenery was amazing, the story precious and a cute dog too!

Picked one my wife would love. We did. For the animal-lover in hopefully all of us!

It was a decent movie but lacked in ingenuity. The story of a dog finding his way home is not new.

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With her sweet face, alert eyes, and a tail that forever waves in the air like a maestro’s baton, this is a dog worth following, no matter the breed.

This year’s entry into the winter animal-movie canon, A Dog’s Way Home, comes this close to just being a simple, cute animal movie, until the humans complicate things.

Katie Rife

The A.V. Club

Putting a dog in crisis might seem like an easy way to create a great story, but in a family film, featuring a helpless canine in constant peril plays as emotionally manipulative and, frankly, slightly traumatizing. A Dog’s Way Home is a joyless jaunt that offers an adorable canine star and not much else.

Yolanda Machado

TheWrap