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Must Love Dogs Details

2005 Certificate 12
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  • 60
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John Cusack and Diane Lane star in this romantic comedy titled after a personal ad on the Internet. Eight months after getting divorced, downtrodden preschool teacher Sarah (Lane) is wary of re-entering the dating pool. Seeing her reluctance as a cry for help, Sarah's large, jovial family plans an intervention. While Sarah does .. Read more

Starring Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Ali Hillis
Director Gary David Goldberg
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance

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Must Love Dogs

John Cusack and Diane Lane star in this romantic comedy titled after a personal ad on the Internet. Eight months after getting divorced, downtrodden preschool teacher Sarah (Lane) is wary of re-entering the dating pool. Seeing her reluctance as a cry for help, Sarah's large, jovial family plans an intervention. While Sarah does not appreciate being bombarded by photographs and phone numbers of potential mates (half of whom are married), even she can see that her most meaningful relationship should not be with her brother's dog a loveable Newfoundland named Mother Theresa. After Sara answers personal ads with less-than-thrilling results, her sister Carol (Elizabeth Perkins) takes things into her own hands, secretly posting an online-dating profile on Sarah's behalf. In a familiar montage of first-date scenarios, Sarah meets one unappealing prospective bachelor after another: one who can't stop talking about himself, another who can't stop crying, one with an affinity for bondage, etc. But when she meets recently divorced Jake (Cusack), something clicks. While their meeting is somewhat awkward, it makes enough of an impression on Jake that he wants a second chance. From here, the two embark on a clumsy courtship complicated by misunderstandings, mishaps, and another equally charming suitor, Bob (Dermot Mulroney). While doing her best to navigate the unfamiliar world of modern-day romance, Sarah learns that sometimes finding Mr. Right means taking a chance. Christopher Plummer and Stockard Channing are excellent in their respective roles as Sarah's widowed father, Bill, and his new girlfriend (a compulsive Internet-dater) Dolly.

Starring Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Ali Hillis, Christopher Plummer, Stockard Channing, Dermot Mulroney
Director Gary David Goldberg
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Collections 100 Rom-Coms
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Dubbed French
Subtitles DVD: English, French, Spanish
Released DVD: 06 Feb 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (5) of Must Love Dogs

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  • DOGS is all about laughs... Raised to a higher level by the presence of John Cusack, an actor who embodies warmth, wit, intelligence and low-key charm

    • USA Today
  • Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun) works the lovelorn divorcee look yet again as teacher Sarah, who starts dating... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
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  • 41 out of 47 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    must love dogs

    I have rarely seen a romantic comedy as entertaining and fun as Must Love Dogs is. The premise may sound familiar but the way it is executed is very fresh and new. The director obviously knows what he is doing with regard to the comedy and entertainment of the film. Diane Lane is terrific in this film and proves once again that she has good comic timing as well as her ability in tougher more serious fare. John Cusack and the other actors also put in top-notch performances that are both realistic and very amusing. There are several laugh out loud moments and some future classic scenes. All in all Must Love Dogs is a winner and it's fun and entertaining formula is first rate

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Horrible!

    I was really looking forward to seeing this movie - took forever to receive. Too bad it was completely predictable and unbelievably BORING.

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    • John Cusack and Diane Lane star in this romantic comedy titled after a personal ad on the Internet. Eight months after getting divorced, downtrodden preschool teacher Sarah (Lane) is wary of re-...