A Dog's Journey Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Bailey finds his new purpose.

May. 28, 2019

A Dog's Journey

Release Date: Friday, May 17, 2019 Nationwide

Dennis Quaid, Betty Gilpin, Lasse Hallstrom, Wally Wolodarsky, Josh Gad, Maya Forbes, Gavin Polone, Cathryn Michon, Marg Helgenberger, Gail Mancuso, Kathryn Prescott, Seth William Meier, Henry Lau, Cameron Michon, Wei Zhang, Luyuan Fan

The devoted dog is reincarnated into the life of a troubled teenager.

PG Drama 1 hr, 49 m

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The devoted dog is reincarnated into the life of a troubled teenager.

Plot

What's the story about?

Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad) is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his “boy,” Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and Ethan’s wife Hannah (Marg Helgenberger). He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah’s baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ’s mom, Gloria (Betty Gilpin), decides to take CJ away. As Bailey’s soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.

Thus begins Bailey’s adventure through multiple lives filled with love, friendship and devotion as he, CJ (Kathryn Prescott), and CJ’s best friend Trent (Henry Lau) experience joy and heartbreak, music and laughter, and few really good belly rubs.

Drama Family Adaptation Sequel

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Dog's Journey.

Dennis Quaid
The Substance, I Can Only Imagine 2
Josh Gad
... Bailey (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie 2, Frozen 2
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Betty Gilpin
American Primeval (Limited Series), The Grudge
M
Marg Helgenberger
In Good Company, Almost Friends
H
Henry Lau
K
Kathryn Prescott
Polaroid

Crew Behind the Film

The A Dog's Journey behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gail Mancuso last directed Besties and The Happy Ever After Playlist.

Director: Gail Mancuso
Screenwriters: Cameron Michon
Cathryn Michon
Wally Wolodarsky
Producer: Gavin Polone

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Alibaba Pictures; Amblin Entertainment; Amblin Partners; Walden Media

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for thematic content, some peril and rude humor
Runtime: 1 hr, 49 m
Tagline: Bailey finds his new purpose.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official A Dog's Journey movie trailers and clips.

Drama

A Dog's Journey Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the A Dog's Journey movie production.

Key Facts

A Dog's Purpose grossed $196 million at the global box office, $88 million of which was from China.
Based on a book in the bestselling series by author W. Bruce Cameron as a follow-up to “A Dog’s Purpose.”

Production Updates

May 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jan 2019

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Sep 2018

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

May 2018

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

A Dog's Journey was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 17, 2019. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, The Sun Is Also A Star and Trial by Fire.

Movie Theaters

2019-05-17 Nationwide

United States

Streaming

On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

2019-07-00 DVD

Estimated

Digital (Ultra HD) & more