Dog

2001 0h 5m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 22

AnimationDrama

Synopsis

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A young boy and his father live in a dull, lonely house with the shadow of mourning hanging over them both. The boy misses his mother but gets no comfort from his father's assertions that she went peacefully. This tragedy is added to by the family dog which is looking increasingly unhealthy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tony Fish
The man (voice)
Joshua O'Keefe
The Boy (voice) (as Josh O'Keefe)
Bill Homewood
The dog (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Suzie Templeton
Writers: Suzie Templeton
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Tony Fish and Joshua O'Keefe and Bill Homewood carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0296593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Suzie Templeton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Tony Fish and Joshua O'Keefe and Bill Homewood carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0296593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 5 min · 0h 5m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dog (2001)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-04-02
★ 7/10
There is something really quite macabre about this animation. The story finds a young boy grieving for his recently deceased mother, as does his father who seems incapable of leaving their damp-ridden house. To add to the woes of young “Joe” - their dog “Jake” also doesn’t look long for the world. Despite having been repeatedly assured that his mum’s passing was peaceful, events occur towards the conclusion that make the young man wonder if that were really true. These characters look eerily like really malnourished dolls, and with the audio of the relentless rain augmenting the sparing dialogue, this delivers a creepily poignant observation of grief, poverty and loneliness. It’s a disturbing five minutes that is really quite sad.

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