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.
Acting
Wilson and Aniston's lived-in marriage chemistry
Writing
Grogan's newspaper columns framing device
Practical Effects
Multiple Marleys — all chaos incarnate
Director
David Frankel
Owen Wilson
John Grogan
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Grogan
Eric Dane
Sebastian Tunney
Kathleen Turner
Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin
Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble
Patrick (Age 10)
Haley Bennett
Lisa
Haley Higgins
Shannon
Ann Dowd
Dr. Platt
Clarke Peters
Editor
Finley Jacobsen
Conor (Age 8)
Bryce Robinson
Patrick (Age 7)
Ben Hyland
Conor (Age 5)
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