Skouras Pictures | Release Date: May 1, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
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Wonderful...Based on an autobiographical novel by Reidar Jonsson, My Life as a Dog captures the manic mood swings of a turbulent prepubescence with deft tonal swings of its own: under its sweet, puppy-dog surface, this movie has teeth. [25 May 1987, p.72]
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The particular genius of My Life As a Dog is its ability to capture the joy, fear and fantasy that make pre-adolescence so beguiling. [18 Sept 1987, p.3D]
91
The film is funny, odd and real. [18 Sept 1987, p.E18]
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A film that understands childhood-to-adolescence as few films do, with dark and loving affection. [12 July 1987]
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Miami HeraldChristine Arnold
My Life as a Dog is sad. And sweet. And sublimely funny. It shouldn't be missed. [11 Feb 1987, p.D8]
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It's an open, closely observed and nicely detailed film that attains an authenticity beyond the standard social worker formulas. [5 June 1987, p.B]