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A Dog Year

Not Rated
ComedyDrama
6.1/10(74 ratings)

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

09-03-2009
1h 20m
A Dog Year
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Main Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Bridges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose was born on February 20, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA as Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso. She is an actress, known for Six Feet Under (2001), Psycho Beach Party (2000) and Where the Wild Things Are (2009). She has been married to Sam Handel since September 2001. They have two children.

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Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans. Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and son of the renowned actor Brendan Gleeson. Known for his versatility, Domhnall has appeared on Broadway, showcasing his stage talents in productions like The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He gained international recognition for his role as Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film series and has starred in acclaimed films such as Ex Machina, About Time, and The Revenant.

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Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel is an American actress. Her most prominent roles include Det. Nancy Parras on The District, Solicitor General Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, and President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland. Film roles include Burn After Reading; Synecdoche, New York; True Grit; Lincoln; and The Meyerowitz Stories.

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Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell is an American character actress who has worked extensively on stage, screen, and television. O'Connell began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. She made herBroadway debut in the 1986 revival of The Front Page, and was nominated for the 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the off-Broadway production Love and Anger. She is the recipient of two Drama-Logue Awards and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for her stage work in Los Angeles. O'Connell made her screen debut in Tin Men. Additional film credits include State of Grace, Straight Talk, Leaving Normal,Fearless, City of Angels, Hearts in Atlantis, Imaginary Heroes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wendy and Lucy,What Happens in Vegas, Secondhand Lions, and Synecdoche, New York. O'Connell's first television credit was Fernwood 2 Night in 1977. She was a regular on L.A. Doctors and has made numerous guest appearances on series such as Kate & Allie, Chicago Hope, Law & Order, The Practice, Six Feet Under,Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Nurse Jackie. (Wikipedia)

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Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Karen Jane Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American actress best known for her role as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Allen has also had roles in films including National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Wanderers (1979), Cruising (1980), Starman (1984), Scrooged (1988), The Sandlot (1993), and Poster Boy (2004).

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Manish Baliga

Manish Baliga

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin Rogers

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Michael Sackler-Berner

Michael Sackler-Berner

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Ptolemy Slocum

Ptolemy Slocum

Born in Kenya, Ptolemy Slocum is an American stage, film and television actor and teacher.

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Amelia Campbell

Amelia Campbell

Amelia Campbell (born August 4, 1965) is a Canadian-born, American-raised actress. She was born in Montreal but grew up in Ithaca, New York. A stage and film actress, she has appeared in such films as The Paper, My Louisiana Sky, Single White Female, and Lorenzo's Oil. Campbell was born in Montreal but grew up in Ithaca, New York. She graduated from Syracuse University in 1988. She is married to Anthony Arkin (b. 1967), younger brother of actor Adam Arkin. In 1990, Campbell played a small role in The Exorcist III. In 1992 she played roles in Single White Female and Lorenzo's OilShe appeared in Ron Howard's film The Paper in 1994. In 1999 she played Patty the stage manager in Macbeth in Manhattan, which was filmed in one of New York City's historic theatres. In 2001 she played the role of Corinna Ramsey Parker in My Louisiana Sky, directed by her brother-in-law Adam Arkin. In 2008, she played Sandra Zeller in A Dog Year. She played Maggie Harmon in Tim Blake Nelson's 2010 film, Leaves of Grass, which starred Edward Norton.

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William Hill

William Hill

William Hill was born and raised in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey. After doing Theatre in the NJ area, he trained as an actor with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theatre in New York City. In addition to film and television projects he has appeared on Broadway and in Theatre's across the country.

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Josh Liveright

Josh Liveright

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Madison Keator

Madison Keator

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Stewart Skiff

Stewart Skiff

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Mark Langston

Mark Langston

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Myra Lucretia Taylor

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Myra Lucretia Taylor (born July 9, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She received Tony Awards nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Gran Georgeanna in the Broadway musical Tina (2019).

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Ben Van Bergen

Ben Van Bergen

Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Speaks 3 languages and several dialects. Wrote/co-wrote more than 17 screenplays, a T.V. series, and a volume of monologues and poetry & composed 50 songs. Produced a feature film and 2 feature length documentaries as well as four short projects. Lives in New York City and commutes to the EU when necessary. Came to NYC first on a cultural grant to write an instruction book for an East Harlem School. Studied with Eve Collyer for stage, film and T.V. work. Now primarily works on film and T.V. projects.

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Stephen N. Winter

Stephen N. Winter

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Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
George LaVoo
Writers:
Jon Katz, George LaVoo

Key Crew

Producer:
Frank Doelger
Producer:
Liz Manne
Co-Producer:
Jonathan Shoemaker
Co-Producer:
Bonnie Timmermann
Director of Photography:
Frederick Elmes

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Languages:
en