Pick of the Litter (film)

Pick of the Litter is a 2018 American documentary film by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy about a two-year odyssey following puppies training to be guide dogs for the blind. It had its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival in January.[4][5] A web television series of the same name inspired by the film and following a new group of dogs was released on Disney+ on December 20, 2019.[6]

Pick of the Litter
Directed byDana Nachman
Don Hardy [1]
Written byDana Nachman
Release date
  • January 2018 (2018-01) (Slamdance Film Festival)[2]
  • August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)[3]
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Reception

The movie had a positive reception from critics, scoring 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 62 reviews, with an average score of 7.25/10. The Critics Consensus reads, "Pick of the Litter has all the fluffy adorableness audiences expect from a puppy documentary, along with a story that's as edifying as it is heartwarming."[7][8][9][10][11]

TV Series
Main article: Pick of the Litter (TV series)

The writer-director duo of the film developed a series based on the film with the same name for Disney+ which started streaming from December 20, 2019.[12]

References
  1. Pick of the Litter movie review: Documentary about guide dogs is like Survivor with dogs-Slate
  2. Guide Dogs for the Blind-Pick of the Litter
  3. 'Pick of the Litter' documentary follows puppies' guide dog training-Today.com
  4. Slamdance
  5. First Trailer for 'Pick of the Litter' Dog Documentary from Slamdance-FirstShowing.net
  6. Disney+ Announces Docuseries “Pick of the Litter” to Start Streaming December 20
  7. "Pick of the Litter (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. Harvey, Dennis (17 April 2018). "Film Review: 'Pick of the Litter'".
  9. "Review: In 'Pick of the Litter,' Good Dogs Compete to Be the Best".
  10. "Guide dogs train in Pick of the Litter". BBC News.
  11. "'Pick of the Litter': Film Review - Slamdance 2018".
  12. "Disney+ chases "Pick of the Litter" docuseries". Reelscreen.

See also
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