Firehouse Dog

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Firehouse Dog

PG

2007

1h 51m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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When a commercial shoot goes terribly wrong, Rex, Hollywood's biggest canine star, goes missing and is presumed dead by his handlers. Rex takes refuge in a row of lofts, but the structure catches fire, and Rex makes a death-defying leap into a fire captain's (Bruce Greenwood) arms. The man's son, Shane (Josh Hutcherson), becomes Rex's reluctant new master, and the firefighters adopt the dog as their mascot. Trouble looms when Rex's handlers try to get him back.

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Critics Consensus

Firehouse Dog's cute premise is ruined with endless fart and poop jokes, and an overlong run time.

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James Bramble

Little White Lies

Jul 20, 2007

The all sub-plot story is a veritable self-help manual for tweenies-a sort of Se7en for ages seven-and-up-with greed, pride, sloth and envy bested by humility, team work and fair play.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Jul 20, 2007

2/5

Take the kids and have a nap in the dull bits.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jul 20, 2007

It may sound like cute family entertainment, but the dog's no good - he's unappealing and looks depressed.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 4, 2023

2/4

...an exceedingly hit-and-miss endeavor that is, in the final analysis, foiled by an often palpably overlong running time of 111 minutes...

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Mar 22, 2011

5/10

Firehouse Dog is a run of the mill kids film. Adults will be fairly bored by it, and how many kids like it depends on how much they like goofy animal tricks.

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Jan 4, 2008

B

A quietly moving story about a single Father and his Son. This decent film gets better as you watch it.

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Arwen D

@Ultimatepetlover Oct 10, 2026

obviously, it's really weird. I don't get why the dog can see a beautiful dalmatian with a wig at the beach through his eyes. and there is no way there can be a fire in a firehouse. and just a little terrier can't be that good at an agility course. Todd, your brain was acting crazy. and he is an Irish terrier, not a mutt. Shane, you don't know his true breed. but I do like the story about the movie star dog getting lost and becoming a firedog. but this is not what I expected.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 3, 2026

Corny movie about a dog that wants to be a fireman, turned it off 1/2 way through...

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Mary S

@RT31692299 Aug 20, 2026

Raggedly plotted film cobbled together from cliches and predictable shooting. Cute dog.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Aug 20, 2026

Firehouse Dog is, in all fairness, an absolutely awful movie. The entire premise of a celebrity dog with a hairpiece going missing already feels ridiculous, but unfortunately, the movie never manages to turn that ridiculous concept into something genuinely funny or entertaining. Instead, it feels like an older family film desperately trying to capture a certain style without understanding what made those movies work. The humor rarely landed for me, and the story quickly became more frustrating than enjoyable. The acting was also a major problem. Outside of the child cast, I didn’t think many of the performances did enough to make the material believable or even remotely engaging. However, the screenplay is where everything really fell apart. The writing was so weak that it became almost impossible to take the story seriously or become invested in what was happening. There are plenty of movies that are intentionally silly and still manage to be charming, but Firehouse Dog never did

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Alex B

@ALEXANDRIA123 Aug 16, 2026

“Firehouse dog”is a great family time movie, especially for dog lovers and and the dog named Dewey was incredible as an actor performer and the star of the movie! This viewer thoroughly enjoyed the acting, directing, production, music, that made this movie, entertaining! Alex b

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Jason sfks

@RT65885600 Dec 16, 2023

Very heartwarming and fun. Great film!

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Synopsis

When a commercial shoot goes terribly wrong, Rex, Hollywood's biggest canine star, goes missing and is presumed dead by his handlers. Rex takes refuge in a row of lofts, but the structure catches fire, and Rex makes a death-defying leap into a fire captain's (Bruce Greenwood) arms. The man's son, Shane (Josh Hutcherson), becomes Rex's reluctant new master, and the firefighters adopt the dog as their mascot. Trouble looms when Rex's handlers try to get him back.

Director: Todd Holland
Producer: Michael Colleary, Mike Werb
Screenwriter: Claire-Dee Lim, Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG (Sequences of Action Peril|Language|Some Mild Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.9M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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