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MOVIE · 2009

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

ActionAdventureAnimationComedyFamily112 min

Zeus, a Labrador retriever and former police dog, winds up at the pound after a disastrous investigation leaves him without his bark. A family adopts him just before Christmas, hoping he’ll be both an early present and a guard dog, but his new home isn’t fully sold on him yet. Dean Cain and Elisa Donovan are part of the household Zeus has to win over, with Mario Lopez voicing the dog. As the holiday gets closer, the ex-K-9 has to trade police work for suburban family life and show he still belongs on duty.

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