
Hotel for Dogs
Taste attributes: comedyfamilyanimalsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirring
"No stray gets turned away."
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted comedy that is accessible, glossy and fast. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 687 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Donners' Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











