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A Dog's Purpose (2017)

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A Dog's Purpose (2017)

Overview

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Hinduism: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.7

Overview

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film focuses on the apolitical themes of the human-animal bond, loyalty, and finding personal purpose through multiple reincarnations, offering a solution to individual emotional struggles rather than addressing any political or societal issues.

The movie 'A Dog's Purpose' features a generally traditional cast with some visible diversity in supporting roles, but without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of love and purpose, portraying traditional identities positively without any explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

The film's central premise of a soul reincarnating through multiple lives to fulfill a purpose directly affirms the core Buddhist concept of rebirth and the journey towards understanding. The narrative presents this cycle as purposeful and ultimately positive.

The film's depiction of a soul's transmigration through various bodies, learning and evolving across lifetimes, aligns with the Hindu concept of reincarnation (samsara) and karma. The narrative validates this spiritual journey as a meaningful and positive path.

The film 'A Dog's Purpose' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a dog's journey through multiple lives and its bonds with human families, all of which are portrayed as heterosexual. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.

The film "A Dog's Purpose" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the journey of a dog reincarnating through multiple lives and its relationships with various human owners, without touching upon transgender identity.

The film "A Dog's Purpose" is a family drama centered on a dog's reincarnations and its bond with humans. It does not feature any scenes of direct physical combat between human characters, nor any instances where a female character defeats male opponents in such a manner.

The central character, a dog's soul, is consistently portrayed as male in both the source novel and the film, despite inhabiting different dog bodies of varying biological sexes across its reincarnations. No other established characters undergo a gender change.

The film adapts a novel where the main human characters, Ethan and Hannah, are depicted as white. The actors cast in the film for these roles are also white, aligning with the source material. No established character's race was changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
3.5
Metacritic logo
4.3

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