Lassie

Lassie

Best friends are forever.

Directed by Daniel Petrie

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Broadway Pictures

199494 min6.1 / 10

A heartwarming family adventure about a city family finding belonging in rural life through their bond with a loyal dog.

On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lassie easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does Lassie end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Lassie scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Lassie violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Lassie sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Lassie, and what each one shares →

Like Lassie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lassie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lassie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lassie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lassie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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