Firehouse Dog Movie Review | Common Sense Media

Parents need to know that Firehouse Dog is a doggy adventure that includes unexpected dramatic elements -- like Shane's fear that his fire-captain dad will ... Skiptomaincontent Language: English English Español(Próximamente) FirehouseDog MoviereviewbySandieAnguloChen,CommonSenseMedia CommonSensesays age8+ Dogadventurehasperil,scares,heavythemes. PG 2007 111minutes Save Ratemovie Parentssay age9+ Basedon13reviews Kidssay age7+ Basedon19reviews Watchorbuy CommonSenseisanonprofitorganization.Yourpurchasehelpsusremainindependentandad-free. Save Ratemovie Watchorbuy FirehouseDog MovieReview 2:05 FirehouseDog Officialtrailer FirehouseDog Didwemisssomethingondiversity? Researchshowsaconnectionbetweenkids'healthyself-esteemandpositiveportrayalsinmedia.That'swhywe'veaddedanew"DiverseRepresentations"sectiontoourreviewsthatwillberollingoutonanongoingbasis.Youcanhelpushelpkidsby suggestingadiversityupdate. FirehouseDog SuggestanUpdate Yourprivacyisimportanttous.Wewon'tsharethiscommentwithoutyourpermission.Ifyouchosetoprovideanemailaddress,itwillonlybeusedtocontactyouaboutyourcomment.Seeourprivacypolicy. ALotoraLittle? Theparents'guidetowhat'sinthismovie. PositiveMessages Violence&Scariness Sex,Romance&Nudity Notpresent Language Products&Purchases Drinking,Drugs&Smoking WhatParentsNeedtoKnow ParentsneedtoknowthatFirehouseDogisadoggyadventurethatincludesunexpecteddramaticelements--likeShane'sfearthathisfire-captaindadwilldie.Knownforditchingschoolanddisobeyinghisfather,Shanehasbehavioralandcommunicationissues.Heandhisfatheralsobothdealwithgrievingtherecentlossofarelative.Afewfierysequencesmaybetoointenseforveryyoungkids,eventhoughnoonegetshurt.Aboyisstuckinaburninghousewithanarsonist.BasicPGcurses:"suck,""crap,""jerk,""stupid,""dumb,""hell,"etc.Asforcanineantics,Rexissopamperedthathe'sevensetupwiththreefemalepoodleswaitingonadoggybed.Buthedoesn'tindulge,insteadrunningtohelpsavepeoplefromafire. Showmore CommunityReviews Parentssay(13) Kidssay(19) HollyR. Adult October27,2019 age8+ Mindlessstupidity... ThemovieisprobablyoneofthedumbestdogmoviesIhaveeverseen. Showmore Thistitlehas: Toomuchconsumerism Helpful Report Reportthisreview stiwu92 Adult January17,2010 age6+ Goodfamilyfilm Kidsloveit. Showmore Helpful Report Reportthisreview Addyourrating Seeall13parentreviews What'stheStory? Shane(JoshHutcherson,whoseconsiderableon-screencharmandexpressivefacemakehimdestinedforatleastanentireadolescenceinHollywood)isaskedbyhisfire-captaindad(BruceGreenwood)totakecareofanoutgoingmuttwhowassavedfromalocalfire.ButDeweyisnoordinarydog--he'sreallyHollywoodtopdogRex,starofsuchblockbustersasTheFastandtheFurriestandJurassicBark.Presumeddeadafterafilmstuntgoneawry,RexstartstodighisnewlifeasShane's--andlaterthefirehouse's--wonderdog. Showmore IsItAnyGood? FIREHOUSEDOGisasweetenoughpoochpicwithjustenoughlaughs--andheart--tosaveitfromtheformulaicmediocrityofmanyfamily-friendlyflicks.Whilethemovie'smarketingemphasizesallofRex'sdogtricks--andthereareplenty--FirehouseDogalsotouchesonsomeheavierthemes.Shaneandhisdadarestillmourningthedeathofarelativewhodiedinamysteriousfire.Shaneskipsschoolanddisobeyshisfather'srules,andthecaptain'ssquadisquicklydevolvingintothefiredepartment's"lastonthescene"joke. Butfearnot,families,it'sstillakids'flick--soShane,Rex,andtheeclecticcrewoffirefighterseventuallycometotherescue.Beforethefinalfireisputout,fatherandsonhaveatouchingheart-to-heart,andRexdecidesthatlivinglikeastar(onewhosecelebrityextendstotabloidgossipabouthisdallianceswithParisHilton'sChihuahua,noless)isnothingcomparedtobeingahero.Andthat'snotabadmessageformedia-saturatedkids...ortheircelebrity-obsessedparents. Showmore TalktoYourKidsAbout... Familiescantalkabouthowthemoviedealswithgenderroles.WhenPepshowsupatthepartyinadress,herfriendsactsurprisedthatshelookslikeagirl.Isbeingafirefighteronlyforboys? Whatmessagesdoesthemoviesendaboutsociety'svaluesbycontrastingRex'sHollywoodlifewithhisadventuresasafiredog?Kids,wouldyouratherbeaHollywoodstarorafirefighter?Why? Canyouthinkofothermoviesthatfeatureheroicdogs? Showmore MovieDetails Intheaters: April4,2007 OnDVDorstreaming: July31,2007 Cast: BillNunn, BruceGreenwood, JoshHutcherson Director: ToddHolland Studio: TwentiethCenturyFox Genre: FamilyandKids Runtime: 111minutes MPAArating: PG MPAAexplanation: sequencesofactionperil,somemildcrudehumorandlanguage. Lastupdated: July3,2022 Showmore OurEditorsRecommend AirBud Sweetdogtalehassomeperilandmaturethemes. age6+ BecauseofWinn-Dixie Agirlandadogeducateasmallsoutherntown. age8+ HomewardBound:TheIncredibleJourney Adventurousanimaltalewillhavekidsriveted. age6+ Forkidswholoveanimals DogMoviesforKids BestAnimalMoviesforKids Seeallrecommendedmovielists CommonSenseMedia'sunbiasedratingsarecreatedbyexpertreviewersandaren'tinfluencedbytheproduct'screatorsorbyanyofourfunders,affiliates,orpartners. Seehowwerate