“Heel the love.”
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
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.