A man’s best friend has found his purpose in life

Director Lasse Hallström of “A Dog’s Purpose” brought multiple genres into one movie while keeping it family friendly.

Adventure, romance, drama and a little comedy accompany this fun-filled motion picture.

This live-action movie looks at the life of a dog who comes back five different times after it passes away and takes the form a different dog each time throughout the course of the movie.

A life-loving golden retriever, a police-trained German Shepherd, a life-long partner Corgi and a life-changing Saint Bernard mix are the four main dog stories told.

The Golden Retriever is a companion to a boy who grows up, gets a girlfriend and graduates college.

The German Shepherd is trained a part of the K-9 unit and friend to a lonely police officer.

The Corgi is partner to a young woman who falls in love and makes a family.

The Saint Bernard mix is a short-term friend to a woman then he runs away to a farm that is well-known to him.

This film has many twists and turns throughout to keep the audience wanting more and to keep emotions on edge.

Dennis Quaid (Ethan), Brit Robertson (Hannah) and Josh Gad (narrator) are just a few of the actors that bring this movie to its full nostalgic feeling.

The film ends with the dog finally finding its purpose in life and heart-warming farewell.

This is a great movie for the whole family and is sure to bring some tears to the eyes of dog lovers.