Synopsis
The L.A. dog walking scene provides a colorful backdrop for the story of Ellie Moore, damaged goods on the run from her latest abusive boyfriend and on the verge of transformation. She's helped along in that process by Betsy Wright, a misanthropic dog-walker in need of help with her business and struggling with her own dark past. The odd relationship between the cranky dog-walker and her unstable new apprentice proves the catalyst for the emotional journey Ellie must undertake. In Betsy, she finds a dark mirror of herself - a lonely, angry, complex woman whose own troubled past proves disturbingly close to her own. And in the dogs, she finds lost pieces of herself as she fumbles with the leash to her own life - struggling to hold on as it pulls her toward a brighter future before her past catches up with her.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.6%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Will Stewart | 2002 | $68,000 | $119,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes163
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $7,420 | $12,939 |
| International | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $7,420 | $12,939 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $3,710 | $6,469 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $558,000 | $973,011 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $1,040,000 | $1,813,496 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $127,500 | $222,328 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $1,729,210 | $3,015,304 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2002 | $425,000 | $741,092 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $80,000 (est) | $139,500 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $69,000 | $120,319 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $115,000 | $200,531 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $85,000 | $148,218 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $774,000 | $1,349,660 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $955,210 | $1,665,644 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.6 | $250,967,539 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.6 | $353,999,551 |
 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.4 | $468,504,264 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.2 | $290,786,010 |
 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.2 | $170,641,774 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $299,000, DVD $741,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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