Marley & Me

Marley & Me (2008)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (137 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (232,137 ratings)

Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston go to the dogs with Marley & Me, a tale of a couple embarking on the adventure of marriage, career, family, and the world's worst dog. At least that's how writer and newlywed John comes to describe his blonde lab, Marley, when he takes the puppy home and… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Scott Frank, Don Roos
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 25, 2008 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Trevor Johnston, Time Out

    Evidently contrived and something of an ungainly hybrid, the film shares its canine protagonist's facility for wearing down your resistance.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    The dog -- or the many dogs who play Marley through the years -- also delivers some of the funniest scenes.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    I think this movie works because of the relationship on screen between Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

  • Philip Kennicott, Washington Post

    Not every book has a movie lurking in it.

  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

    Frankel turns the camera toward the canines as frequently as possible, but too often we're stuck with Wilson and Aniston's bland characters. You wonder if it might have been better to let sleeping dogs lie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Candy R


    Comedy about a couple who get a dog that takes over their lives. I like the storyline as it is realistic and believable about how life isn't always how you planned it to be but somehow you get through the highs and lows. Good performances from Jen and Owen. The ending is very sad… More

  • Phil H


    At first glance this is a soft fluffy rom-com that offers little more than the usual bent nose of Wilson and Aniston trying her best to ditch her 'Friends' persona. To this extend it is just that...Wilson is a poor actor and not funny whilst Aniston is another poor actress… More

  • Lady D


    Hands up! I admit it, I actually liked this film, like so many people told me I would. Much more of a film about family struggles, than the soppy puppy story I thought it was going to be.

  • Directors C


    Strong entertaining performances from the cast (including the dogs) and an emotional touch turn it's typical comedic premise into a touching memorable drama. Marley and Me isn't one of those charming yet depressing films in which the message's conveyed stay with you… More

  • Josh M


    Marley and Me is well worth a look;. On the plus ledger, it's got a cute dog at every stage of life, Aniston and WIlson as a very believable and sympathetic married couple with real chemistry. This is the real life story of columnist John Grogan and his 'life with dog… More

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