A Dog's Perfect Christmas

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A Dog's Perfect Christmas

2026

1h 39m

Holiday

Drama

Comedy

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When a medical emergency pulls the Goss family apart, determined dog Winstead will do all he can to bring his humans back together before Christmas Eve.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

42 min ago

B+

Skillfully balances humor and romance — and frisky, lovable pooches -- with insightful portrayals of loss, grief, anxiety, and depression. And it gently shows us how the scariest and saddest moments can bring us together.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

6 hrs ago

The dog parts amount to nothing, the human parts are a weird tonal mishmash, and if your idea of the perfect Christmas involves your mom suffering from organ failure, your definition of 'perfect' is different than mine.

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

1 hr ago

2.5/5

And yet you can’t dislike A Dog’s Perfect Christmas, because why would you? There are a couple of cute dogs, everything wraps up with maximum sentiment in mind, and the snow looks halfway real.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

9 hrs ago

D

The movie feels like it was created by a machine, doing nothing to distinguish itself as a heartfelt tale worth following.

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Karen P

@Pommom 30 min ago

I watched this movie with my Pomeranian cuddled up in my lap. I LOVED this movie. The acting was great and the dogs were so cute. It showed the true meaning of how a family including frubabies comes together in a tragedy. I give this movie 2 thumbs up.

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Richard P

@RT32611003 34 min ago

Really enjoyed this holiday movie!

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LIFE S

@RT45812956 45 min ago

What a heartwarming Christmas movie. Our family loved it. We have read several of the books and they are wonderful. Watching this every year will be a new Christmas tradition for our family.

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Amanda G

@Amgourley 45 min ago

Sweet and charming with a great cast, worth the watch around Christmas time!!

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muraco K

@RT22108744 52 min ago

LOVED it!! I'm adding this one to my Christmas movie list!

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Kim P

@KimP2 55 min ago

What a lovely little Christmas movie for dog (especially corgis)!!

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Cathryn Michon

Director

Dennis Quaid

Actor

Milo Ventimiglia

Hunter

Brooke Lena Johnson

Ello Goss

Thomas Haden Church

Voice

Mary Steenburgen

Claire

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When a medical emergency pulls the Goss family apart, determined dog Winstead will do all he can to bring his humans back together before Christmas Eve.

Director: Cathryn Michon
Screenwriter: Cathryn Michon, W. Bruce Cameron
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Fezziwig Studios
Genre: Holiday, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2026
Runtime: 1h 39m

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