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Marley & Me

Marley & Me

Heel the love.

20087.21h 55m

Overview

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

Directed by David Frankel
Written by Scott Frank, Don Roos, John Grogan
Produced by Gil Netter, Karen Rosenfelt
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $255.7M

Top Cast

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

John Grogan

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Grogan

Eric Dane

Eric Dane

Sebastian Tunney

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Ms. Kornblut

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Arnie Klein

Nathan Gamble

Nathan Gamble

Patrick (Age 10)

Haley Bennett

Haley Bennett

Lisa

Haley Higgins

Haley Higgins

Shannon

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Dr. Platt

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Editor

Themes & Keywords

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About Marley & Me

Marley & Me is a comedy, family film released in 2008 exploring themes of journalist, based on novel or book, melancholy, puppy, love, dog. Directed by David Frankel, it stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane. A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

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