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Marley & Me

2008 American film directed by David Frankel

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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.

Released: 2008-12-25115 minDir: David FrankelComedy, Family

Cast

Owen Wilson as John Grogan
Jennifer Aniston as Jennifer Grogan
Eric Dane as Sebastian Tunney
Kathleen Turner as Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin as Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble as Patrick (Age 10)

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Key facts

Directed by: David Frankel
Screenplay by: Scott Frank Don Roos
Based on: Marley & Me , by John Grogan
Produced by: Karen Rosenfelt Gil Netter
Starring: Owen Wilson Jennifer Aniston Eric Dane Alan Arkin
Cinematography: Florian Ballhaus
Edited by: Mark Livolsi
Music by: Theodore Shapiro
Production companies: Fox 2000 Pictures Regency Enterprises Sunswept Entertainment Dune Entertainment
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release date: December 25, 2008 ( 2008-12-25 ) (United States)
Running time: 115 minutes
Country

Key dates

Published: 25 December 2008

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: Marley & Me
Director: David Frankel
Screenwriter: Don Roos
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Production company: RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Cinematographer: Florian Ballhaus
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Article

Marley & Me is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel from a screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos, based on the 2005 memoir of the same name by John Grogan. The film stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as the owners of Marley, a Labrador retriever.

Marley & Me was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2008, and set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales. The film was successful and went on to gross $247.8 million against a $60 million budget, but received mixed reviews from critics.