Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Seen it?

1943 | 88 min | Family, Adventure, Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Hachi: A Dog's Tale or The Fox and the Hound, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1943: an older pace and style.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    94% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $5 million worldwide on a $666K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 46K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox

  • Roddy McDowallJoe Carraclough
  • Donald CrispSam Carraclough
  • May WhittyDally
  • Edmund GwennRowlie Palmer
  • Nigel BruceDuke of Rudling
  • Elsa LanchesterMrs. Helen Carraclough
  • Elizabeth TaylorPriscilla
  • Ben WebsterDan'l Fadden
  • J. Pat O'MalleyHynes
  • Alan NapierJock