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Quick Info

Rating

6.6/10

Release2010

Runtime1h 30m

StatusReleased

Budget$6,000,000

RevenueN/A

Production

First American Cinema

Movie

First Dog

2010

1h 30m

6.6

Family

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

A foster boy is befriended by a lost dog who turns out to belong to the President of the United States. The boy decides to run away from the foster home to return the canine to the White House -- "Because it's the right thing to do!"

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