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Sun Dogs

Sun Dogs

Drama · Comedy · Adventure · 2017

A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.

Movie details

Sun Dogs

2017 Drama · Comedy · Adventure 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

2.6K votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Sun Dogs?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jennifer Morrison

Written by

Anthony Tambakis

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Ned Chipley

Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist

Tally Petersen

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill

Bob Garrity

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Rose Chipley

Xzibit

Xzibit

Master Sgt. Jenkins

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison

Marie

Nicholas Massouh

Nicholas Massouh

Sameer Singh

Court is in session

Put Sun Dogs on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.