# Hotel for Dogs (2009)

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**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: Thor Freudenthal
**Written by**: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Jeff Lowell
**Starring**: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons, Kyla Pratt, Troy Gentile

> *No stray gets turned away.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Two kids turn an abandoned hotel into a stray-dog sanctuary after their foster parents draw the pet-policy line. Easier said than done when the entire neighborhood’s mutts move in. A straightforward rescue capped by the usual kid-vs-authority antics.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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