A Dog's Journey (2019)

102 min · Drama

USPGUKPGAUPG

56 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

A Dog's Journey scores 56 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 20 flagged scenes and 5 marked caution.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	15
Caution	5

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for themes.

Scary and dark	9%
Violence and action	26%
Themes	53%
Sexual content	1%
Substances	9%
Language	2%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Heads up Henry's death mentioned
Heads up Henry's death mentioned
Heads up Family argument and Gloria leaves with CJ
Caution Bailey's peaceful death at home
Heads up Gloria makes a hurtful comment about CJ's weight
Heads up Gloria confronts CJ about the hidden dog
Heads up Reference to Gloria's drinking
Heads up Shane and CJ make out in his truck
Heads up Shane pressures CJ at a party; Trent intervenes
Caution Shane turns aggressive and threatens the dog

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Max kept finding CJ across many lives, always showing up when she needed protection most. What do you think it means to keep showing up for someone you love, even when it is hard?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

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Common questions

Is A Dog's Journey okay for kids?

A Dog's Journey scores 56 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 20 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, profanity (mild), sexual content. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for A Dog's Journey?

56, which is the Bold tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is A Dog's Journey rated?

A Dog's Journey is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB PG, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

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Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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