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Marley & Me (2008)

Marley & Me
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Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane

An ambitious young reporter, John Grogan, and his wife, Jenny, also a reporter, move to a Florida, buy a house and adopt a Labrador puppy they name Marley. Marley quickly becomes a rollicking force of nature in their lives.

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77% liked it
232,137 ratings

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61% liked it
123 critics

PG, 2 hrs.
Directed by: David Frankel
Release Date: Dec 25, 2008
DVD Release Date: Mar 31, 2009

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7 hours ago
i loved the movie, havent read the book. People do say that if you read a book and a movie is made it ruins it. Lucky i havent read the book. I absolutely enjoyed the movie would see it again and again, and again. I have a little pup at the moment i ... (read more)
15 hours ago
i got this movie at home its so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19 hours ago
It is rare that a movie has so many turning points. It started out with a man and his newlywed wife adopting a cute little puppy for $200. The breeder obviously knew there was something wrong with him. That is why he cost less money. He was named Mar... (read more)
1 day ago
i couldnt handle it id prlly cry
2 days ago
Touching...but wouldn't really wanna see it again.

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344 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Frankel turns the camera toward the canines as frequently as possible, but too often we're stuck with Wilson and Aniston's bland characters. You wonder if it might have been better to let sleeping dogs lie.
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344 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The movie is ultimately less about the pain of loss than about the way families often take shape around a pet.
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344 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
David Frankel adapts John Grogan's sentimental bestseller with no artistic pretensions beyond alternately making you feel like your heart is caving in, then injecting you with a gigantic syringe of good cheer.
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344 days ago
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
The production manages, against heavy odds, to make its canine star an incorrigible bore. The problem is bad parenting.
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344 days ago
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Animal lovers will probably enjoy the movie, which has more appeal than the majority of its fellow Christmas Day cinematic arrivals.
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