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Black Dog

Play trailer Poster for Black Dog 2023,  1h 36m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip up North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian Aug 13, 2024
3/5
Despite the cliches, however, Black Dog does manage to be surprisingly watchable and even touching, thanks to fine performances from the two leads. Go to Full Review
Tom Davidson London Evening Standard Aug 6, 2024
3/5
The film is serviceable road trip odyssey with all the expected pratfalls and hiccups that the genre brings with it. Go to Full Review
Christian Zilko IndieWire May 21, 2024
B
Depending on how you look at it, Black Dog is either the most violently depraved feel-good animal movie in recent memory or the most wholesome neo-noir we’ve seen in a while. Go to Full Review
Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media Apr 8, 2025
But its hopeful message shines through: that problems can be helped by opening up. Go to Full Review
Kevin Harley Radio Times Sep 13, 2024
3/5
Black Dog proves gently touching and uplifting as a portrait of two wounded souls in flux, bonding cautiously before uncertain futures. Go to Full Review
Connor Lightbody TAKE ONE Magazine Aug 21, 2024
3/5
As much as the film’s warts are visible...a lot in here feels like prime learning curve material for Jaques, whose next film can be great should the choices be bolder and more confident. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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George Jaques

Director

Jamie Flatters

Actor

Keenan Munn-Francis

Actor

Nicholas Pinnock

Actor

Paul Kaye

Actor

Ruby Stokes

Actor

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Black Dog

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip up North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
Director
George Jaques
Producer
George Jaques, Ken Petrie, Jamie Flatters, Ian Sharp
Screenwriter
George Jaques, Jamie Flatters, Jamie Flatters, George Jaques
Production Co
Athenauem Productions, 27 Ten Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
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