Rotten
They may find themselves mystified and a little bored by a movie designed to leave their adult companions misty-eyed.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
My Dog Skip
Every family needs an optimist.
2000 · 1h 35m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Jay Russell
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
My Dog Skip
Overview
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood.
Director and cast
- Jay Russell Director
- Frankie Muniz as Willie Morris
- Diane Lane as Ellen Morris
- Kevin Bacon as Jack Morris
- Caitlin Wachs as Rivers Applewhite
- Harry Connick Jr. as Narrator
- Luke Wilson as Dink Jenkins
- Bradley Coryell as Big Boy Wilkinson
- Daylan Honeycutt as Henjie Henick
- Cody Linley as Spit McGee
- Peter Crombie as Junior Smalls
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The formula may be an old one, but it's still a good one.
Sean Means, Film.com
Fresh
It's worth the trip for kids and grown-ups, because they'll find a quietly moving and powerful story...
Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press
Fresh
While kids will be delighted by the canine antics, parents will find themselves choking back tears.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Worst of all, the Jack Russell playing Skip is allowed to mug a la Frasier's Eddie instead of behaving like an actual canine.
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly
More films
Marley & Me (2008)
Comedy · Family · PG
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a...
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- David Frankel
- Cast
- Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane
IMDb
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
53
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
Drama · Family · PG
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Director
- John Gatins
- Cast
- Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson
IMDb
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
59
Forrest Gump (1994)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · PG-13
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Cast
- Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
IMDb
8.8
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
82
The Four Robinsons (1939)
Comedy · N/A
Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey
IMDb
5.8
La mantilla de Beatriz (1946)
Drama · Romance · N/A
In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert
Comments
Talk about the film with other members