Benji
Seen it?2018 | 87 min | Drama, Family, Adventure, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Fox and the Hound, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$585K worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brandon Camp
- Gabriel BatemanCarter
- Darby CampFrankie
- Kiele SanchezWhitney
- Gralen Bryant BanksSam
- Will RothhaarSid
- Angus SampsonTitus
- Jerod HaynesLyle
- Jim GleasonCapt. Newsome
- Brady PermenterBrute
- Tom ProctorCajun Captain