Black Dog

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Black Dog

2023

1h 36m

Drama

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Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip up North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Aug 13, 2024

3/5

Despite the cliches, however, Black Dog does manage to be surprisingly watchable and even touching, thanks to fine performances from the two leads.

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Tom Davidson

London Evening Standard

Aug 6, 2024

3/5

The film is serviceable road trip odyssey with all the expected pratfalls and hiccups that the genre brings with it.

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

May 21, 2024

B

Depending on how you look at it, Black Dog is either the most violently depraved feel-good animal movie in recent memory or the most wholesome neo-noir we’ve seen in a while.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Apr 8, 2025

But its hopeful message shines through: that problems can be helped by opening up.

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Sep 13, 2024

3/5

Black Dog proves gently touching and uplifting as a portrait of two wounded souls in flux, bonding cautiously before uncertain futures.

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Connor Lightbody

TAKE ONE Magazine

Aug 21, 2024

3/5

As much as the film’s warts are visible...a lot in here feels like prime learning curve material for Jaques, whose next film can be great should the choices be bolder and more confident.

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Mateusz A

@MateuszAnt22 Jan 3, 2026

An amazing performance by Jamie Flaters, his acting impresses. The film is touching, well reflects the nature of various social environments. It perfectly shows the problems faced by teenagers nowadays. It is a pity that the film did not last longer, because I could watch it for several hours.

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Rich T

@Itchray Dec 11, 2025

Glad I chose to watch it. The leads demonstrated realistic experiences of closeness in this world where we sruggle with feeling okay with aloneness. It didnt feel formulary to me which plagues so many modern movies. I would watch it again.

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Garry A

@heavyg Sep 13, 2025

The relationship between the two leads is good. They're happy together. They're sad together. In the end they are ok.

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Helena L

@RT57360071 Aug 22, 2024

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Beautifully scripted, acted and shot. Engaging and thought provoking.

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Synopsis

Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip up North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.

Director: George Jaques
Producer: George Jaques, Ken Petrie, Jamie Flatters, Ian Sharp
Screenwriter: George Jaques, Jamie Flatters, Jamie Flatters, George Jaques
Production Co: Athenauem Productions, 27 Ten Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 36m

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