Sad Dog Films 2023: Here are the 10 saddest dog movies of all time - from Homeward Bound to Marley & Me 🐶
But how do you know which film will make you sob the hardest? Well, to help you out when you need a truly tear-jerking movie at the ready, canine holiday specialists Canine Cottages decided to do the research to track down ten of the most emotional dog films out there.
In order to rank the most emotional dog films, Canine Cottages analysed mentions of crying, sadness, sobbing, tears and emotion in each movie's IMDB reviews.
The rankings were based on the number of mentions against the number of reviews, and were given extra weight if the main dog dies in the film – with films needing at least 50 reviews to be considered for the rankings.
Here are the films that are all but guaranteed to get the tears flowing.
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9. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
At number ten on our list of sad dog movies, we have a family-friendly Disney hit that most people will have heard. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is a heartwarming story of two dogs and a cat, whose owners go on holiday without them. Trouble is, they believe they’ve been abandoned and set out on a long, treacherous journey to be reunited with them. Photo: Contributed
10. Umberto D. (1952)
While the last film was aimed at children and families, Umberto D. is a movie firmly reserved for adults. Released in 1952, this Italian neorealist film homes in on the eternal themes of poverty, isolation and loneliness which have turned this old black-and-white movie into a timeless classic. This film follows a retired civil servant (Carlo Battisti) as he struggles to raise the funds to pay his rent and care for his four-pawed best pal – and it’s nothing short of devastating. Photo: Contributed