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- 2019
- PG
- Disney+
- 1 h 53 m
- 2019
- PG
- Disney+
- 1 h 53 m
Summary Togo is the untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.
Directed By: Ericson Core
Written By: Tom Flynn
- 2019
- PG
- Disney+
- 1 h 53 m
- 2019
- PG
- Disney+
- 1 h 53 m
Togo
69
8.1
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Summary Togo is the untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.
Directed By: Ericson Core
Written By: Tom Flynn
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
69
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The real joy of Togo is simple: Willem Dafoe plus dog, and sometimes Willem Dafoe plus dogs, plural. He tells them they’re good dogs. (They are.) They lick his face. (So would I.) As they race through the ice and snow, they bring a sense of warmth and life to the landscape. It’s wonderful.
The movie is affectionate because it has that sense of animal love that lets entire sequences rest on Togo’s charms, but is by no means letting the dog do all the work. Director Ericson Core (previously of the “Point Break” remake) clearly cares about animals, but filmmaking, too.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 81 User Ratings
8.1
79% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
19% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 81 User Ratings
8.1
79% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
19% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
What a film
Stunning, truly stunning.
As I pressed play on 'Togo' and began watching the initial scenes unfold, I was expecting a rehash/retread on Disney's previous films on this sort - e.g. 'White Fang' or 'Iron Will'. Those are good in their own right, but this 2019 film - which is about a true story - takes things to another dimension.
It tugs at the heartstrings profusely, from the first scene to the very last. It's superbly written, with there being a fair amount of surprises in terms of how the story unfolds. It's shot beautifully and put together, via the set design etc., excellently, while the score is magnificent.
Then you have the dogs, who are insanely charming throughout - especially, of course, the star that is Togo (Diesel). There's many a moment with him that produce all the feelings, from joy to sorrow to everything in between. The dogs are great and incredibly adorable.
Away from all of that, you have an outstanding performance from Willem Dafoe. Before seeing this, the most I remember of him is his role in 'Mr. Bean's Holiday'. This now takes over in those regards, it's a brilliant job done by Dafoe. Julianne Nicholson merits praise, also.
What a film. Not what I was expecting whatsoever, in the nicest possible way. Glad to see it has also been highly rated online. A must-watch!
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When Togo gets going, it goes.
There's nary a note of surprise to be found, but the heroism and man-dog bond carry the movie along.
Togo is in a slightly more sombre register than Call Of The Wild but delivers similar sturdy pleasures; exciting dog-in-peril action and striking landscapes, all anchored by Dafoe’s grounded performance.
Willem Dafoe isn’t delivering one of his all-time performances, but he’s also not phoning it in. And these are, truly, good dogs. Togo is content in showing you those good dogs, and not much else. It’s a decent enough way to spend two hours, but only just.
By far one of my new favorite movies. Loved it so much I told every all my family and friends. Great learning about the history of what really happened.
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Ok,it is not a perfect movie. But how to be better inside this theme? We have a great story, direction, photography. Perhaps some exeeding picture time, but what great movie doesnt have? Definitely it should deserve more attention!!
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It's okay but Willem Dafoe's performance is great. Music is also really good.
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(Mauro Lanari)
"Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas": "the man who would have defeated death?" Shakespeare's "Henry V" as a banner of epicness and not of tragicalness? Nice that the statue was made to the wrong dog, nice that in non-Disneyan reality Togo was first sold and then killed with euthanasia. A similar fate is desirable for all those children "saved" from diphtheria.
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Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
MovieGuide Awards
• 1 Nomination
