Det. Scott Turner (Tom Hanks), an uptight, by-the-book police officer, must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer, resulting in much household destruction and unwelcome chaos.
13 November 1950, Devon, England, UK
29 January 1947, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
27 June 1907, Spokane, Washington, USA
22 June 1952, Van Nuys, California, USA
4 April 1944, Spokane, Washington, USA
12 September 1960, Tainan, Taiwan
16 August 1952, Queens, New York, USA
31 July 1913, New York City, New York, USA
8 July 1947, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
27 December 1932, USA
7 November 1979, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
30 August 1977, Rockville, Maryland, USA
9 July 1956, Concord, California, USA
19 May 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 August 1950, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
13 February 1950, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
December1980, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
October 31, 2004
So-so little comedy that's better than you'd think.May 20, 2003
The one level on which this mild children's comedy works is as an extended gross joke for 8-year-olds.January 01, 2000
If there's a new hair in this dogeared dramedy, it would take a bloodhound to sniff it out.March 26, 2009
The rather mechanical style of director Roger Spottiwoode (who took over the film after original director Henry Winkler departed) fails to enliven the stereotypical criminal proceedings.January 01, 2000
Hanks, who can even grace a film such as "The 'Burbs," is always a movie's best friend.November 18, 2003
Hanks is great. A nice mix of laughs and tearsAugust 15, 2003
A dumb idea that winds up being an entertaining buddy pictureJune 04, 2004
Silly, early-Hanks funOctober 23, 2004
Cute dog 'n' guy comedyFebruary 09, 2006
From the moment when Hooch first appears to the strains of Strauss' 'Also sprach Zarathustra', the gags can be smelt a mile off, and the thriller elements are as hackneyed as an episode of Murder She Wrote.August 26, 2014
Dog-buddy comedy has lots of slobber and some violence.