Marley & Me

"Heel the love."

2008 1h 55m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 4,890

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

“Heel the love.”

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Cast

Owen Wilson
John
Jennifer Aniston
Jenny
Eric Dane
Sebastian
Kathleen Turner
Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin
Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble
Patrick Age 10
Haley Bennett
Lisa
Ann Dowd
Dr. Platt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Frankel
Writers: Scott Frank, Don Roos, Tracey Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Marley & Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Frankel, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Livolsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and Eric Dane carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Frankel directs. Florian Ballhaus behind the camera. Theodore Shapiro scores. Mark Livolsi cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Part of the "Marley & Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David Frankel, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Livolsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and Eric Dane carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Heel the love.".
10IMDB entry: tt0822832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
12Classified under 45 themes, including "journalist", "based on novel or book", "melancholy", "puppy".
13Released under 11 different titles around the world.