Max (2015)

A military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writers:

Boaz Yakin, Sheldon Lettich

Stars:

Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Haden Church	...	Ray Wincott
Josh Wiggins	...	Justin Wincott
Luke Kleintank	...	Tyler Harne
Lauren Graham	...	Pamela Wincott
Robbie Amell	...	Kyle Wincott
Mia Xitlali	...	Carmen
Dejon LaQuake	...	Chuy
Jay Hernandez	...	Sergeant Reyes
Owen Harn	...	Deputy Stack
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Emilio
Raymond W. Beal	...	Animal Control Handler #1 / Marine (as Raymond Beal)
Edgar Arreola	...	Cartel Leader
Jason Davis	...	Police Officer (as Jason Alexander Davis)
Pete Burris	...	S-2 Major
Miles Mussenden	...	Captain

Storyline

When Kyle Wincott is killed in the war, his war dog, Max, suffers from stress. Max is to be put down because he has trouble listening to anyone else, until he meets Justin, Kyle's brother. Justin adopts and saves Max. Then both of their lives will never be the same again.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | dog movie | death of marine | dog adoption | man dog relationship | 

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Taglines:

Best Friend. Hero. Marine.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, peril, brief language and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Max: Bester Freund. Held. Retter.

Filming Locations:

Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,155,254, 28 June 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$42,652,003, 11 October 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sunswept Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max was featured in the film Project Almanac (2015).

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Goofs

During the church scene, the DVD subtitles identify a speaker as a soldier (U.S. Army), but he is in fact a marine (U.S. Marine Corps). For over 100 years, U.S. Armed Forces doctrine has maintained that marines and soldiers are two very different things.

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Quotes

Carmen: Max just has to know you want him.

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Connections

References Guild Wars 2 (2012)

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Soundtracks

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Written by Andy Grammer & Ryan Metzger
Performed by Andy Grammer
Courtesy of S-Curve

User Reviews

Great family movie

I saw Max with my 10 year old sons. Absolutely awesome movie to see with your age 10 to 16 child. It is much more than a movie about a heroic dog. It is also a coming of age movie that has some deep dives into responsibility, relationships, and ethics. Oh, and it is a great adventure flick too.

The dog will hook your kids and get them past some early dialog. But once the movie gets going, hold onto your seats! Very exciting. Suffice it to say that the audience gave the movie a long round of applause as the credits rolled. And hopefully some of the life lessons will rub off on the kids...