Lassie (2005)

2005

100 mins

Directed by Charles Sturridge
93%
64%
13+
Kids & Family

Boy oh boy it's Lassie! Set on the eve of WWII in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard... More

Boy oh boy it's Lassie! Set on the eve of WWII in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family are forced to sell beloved bitch Lassie to the Duke of Rudling. When Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away to the Duke's remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland, she is determined to defy the odds and return home.

So begins her adventure. Lassie faces dangers natural and human, she finds help in unexpected places, all as she makes her way across the country, to reach home and best friend - wee Joe (Mason) - in time for Christmas.

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Lassie (2005) | Ratings & Reviews

93_%69 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
64_%48,207 reviews
Audience score rating
13+Age suitability
Children & Media rating

"A kindly, sentimental canine road movie."

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The Guardian

"A heartwarming and moving adventure that does excellent justice to the classic character. Sensitively written and directed by veteran British filmmaker Charles Sturridge."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Adheres to feel-od Hollywood formula, though newcomers may feel the same warm glow audiences felt 60 years a when the eponymous pooch first barked on the silver screen."

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