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Think Like a Dog (2020) poster

2020 · family · comedy · drama

Think Like a Dog

Directed by Gil Junger1h 31m2020

A 12-year-old tech prodigy, whose science experiment goes awry, forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, Henry-his dog! The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.

Our read: Think Like a Dog (2020) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive family · comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, kinetic, gentle family / comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.23kRT70%
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How Think Like a Dog feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a light family comedy about a tech-savvy boy and his telepathic dog.”

ends warmyou’ll feel glowing aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 8attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if talking-animal kid movies or mild potty humor grate on you.

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