Fluke

Fluke (1995)

  • 30% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (8,620 ratings)

A man learns to be a better person when he turns into a dog in this thoughtful and surprisingly somber drama for the family. Tom (Matthew Modine), a businessman, is so driven to succeed that he all but ignores his wife Carol (Nancy Travis) and their son Brian (Max Pomeranc). Tom's perspective… More

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Carlo Carlei
Genres
Drama, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jun 2, 1995 Wide
On DVD
Mar 6, 2001
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, Variety

    This strange family fare, about a dog that was once a man, tries unsuccessfully to combine the expected magic of animal adventures with some more serious ideas.

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    As if banal platitudes about work-vs. -family aren't insufferable enough, there's a kicker gag involving Jackson that'll even have Mister Rogers begging for Pulp Fiction II.

  • John Wirt, Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

    Touching in a shaggy dog sort of way.

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    Terrible dog movie. Schmaltzy family crap.

  • Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com

    It deals with challenging issues for the younger crowd in a sensitive manner and is still able to avoid patronizing the parent viewers.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bently L


    Parents, if you ever see this on the shelf of a video store, don't let the cute little dog wearing shoes fool you. Fluke is a very heavy dog movie. And by heavy, I mean by the film's themes. Here's a brief synopsis: Fluke is a dog who was once a human. After dying in… More

  • Spencer S


    Just as it's called, a fluke in the movie making industry.

  • Dillon L


    Lame, depressing, and just plain inappropriate for kids. I find it amazing that Samuel L. Jackson chooses to waste his talents on crap like this.

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