Max

"Best Friend. Hero. Marine."

2015 1h 51m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 961

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Synopsis

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A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

“Best Friend. Hero. Marine.”

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Cast

Thomas Haden Church
Ray
Josh Wiggins
Justin
Lauren Graham
Pamela
Robbie Amell
Kyle Wincott
Mia Xitlali
Carmen
Dejon LaQuake
Chuy
Luke Kleintank
Tyler Harne
Jay Hernandez
Sergeant Reyes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Boaz Yakin
Writers: Boaz Yakin, Sheldon Lettich
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Max Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Boaz Yakin, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Thomas Haden Church and Josh Wiggins and Lauren Graham carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Best Friend. Hero. Marine.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3369806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Boaz Yakin directs. Stefan Czapsky behind the camera. Trevor Rabin scores. Bill Pankow cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Max Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Boaz Yakin, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Thomas Haden Church and Josh Wiggins and Lauren Graham carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Best Friend. Hero. Marine.".
8IMDB entry: tt3369806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Original score: Trevor Rabin
Editing: Bill Pankow
Production design: Kalina Ivanov
Costume design: Ellen Lutter
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $43,956,255
Return: 220% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Max (2015)

Part of

Max Collection

Film series following a former military dog, Max, after his return home from Afghanistan.

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Boaz Yakin

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Reno2016-06-24
★ 7/10
Neither your regular dog movie nor an inspiring theme yet worth it a watch. Nowadays there are no good dog films like a decade ago were. They're restricted to television for the quality only the little kids can get entertained thoroughly. This film is a good news for adults and not a usual story, only from the outside. I mean the story was associated with war, only in the initial segment and then the rest of the narration was somewhat feeling familiar. Inspired by the war dogs who assisted the US soldiers during the war in the middle-east of what is this film is dedicated to. A dog named Max returns States from the service after met with a disaster. Now he's adopted by a family whose son had died fighting the same war along side him. With struggling to adjust a new life, Max finds a close bond with a boy in the family and that leads to an adventure in the nearby woods where they fight against the illegal activists. The same boy from the film 'Lost in the Sun', but here he had full scope for his character. The rest of the cast as well very good, especially the dog. A good story, but anticipated a little better with more developments. Emotionally, it should have been stronger, but somewhat satisfying overall product it was. The locations were beautiful, especially the woods. The end was decent as a story, but they did not get it right in pictures. Seems there's logic missing regarding the geographical area where blast takes place. I know it won't be your top 10 pick from the years, yet not that bad to skip it. Not a dog film I hoped for, but I accept it for the todays scenario where quantity declined. So I say go for it. 7/10

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