Who Gets the Dog?

Who Gets the Dog?

Breakups can be woof!

Directed by Huck Botko

Produced by 2DS Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Films

201695 min5.1 / 10

A warm, lighthearted romantic comedy about a divorcing couple rediscovering their bond through a custody battle over their beloved dog.

Six years after saying "I do," Olive and Clay call it quits. Although they split amicably, both want custody of their beloved dog Wesley and they end up in court. With everything at stake, can man's best friend find a way to reunite the couple?

Questions people ask

  • Is Who Gets the Dog? violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Who Gets the Dog? easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Who Gets the Dog? end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Who Gets the Dog? scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Who Gets the Dog? sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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