Year of the Dog (2007)

97 min · Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Mike White

Cast

Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King, Tom McCarthy, Josh Pais, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Amy Schlagel, Zoe Schlagel, Dale Godboldo, Liza Weil, Jon Shere, Audrey Wasilewski, Brenda Canela, Craig Cackowski, Steve Berg, Sonya Eddy

The story

Peggy is a 40-something administrative assistant with no social or love life. She is closest to her dog, Pencil. Late one evening he refuses to come in, so a sleepy Peggy leaves him out overnight.

Catalogue themes and tags

2006, 2007, Animal lover, Death of a Dog, Fired, German Shepherd, Hund, Lebenskrise, Raub, Singles, Tierschutz, Vegan, Indie, Comedy-drama, Workplace Comedy, Drama, Comedy, Black comedy

Genres

Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film

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