Must Love Dogs
Divorced Sarah Nolan sets out to find new romance, but her well‑meaning family's over‑enthusiastic matchmaking leads to a string of comedic disasters that test her confidence and force her to trust her own heart.
“The hardest trick is making them stay.”
Synopsis
Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well‑meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it
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A crew of 53+ credited
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Edited by Roger BondelliShot by John BaileyScored by Craig ArmstrongDesigned by Naomi Shohan
Box Office
2005 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$58.4M
US & Canada: $43.9M — 75% of worldwide · International: $14.5M (25%)
Opening weekend: $12.9M — 29% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $18.9M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,505 theaters
Also known as
- Frau mit Hund sucht Mann mit Herzde
- Frau mit Hund sucht... Mann mit Herzde
- La Main au collierfr
- Partnerperfetto.comit
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Cast & Crew
53 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
30Kirk Trutner
as Deli Guy
Victor Webster
as Eric
Michael Spound
as Marc
Will Mccormack
as Jason
Ted Griffin
as Bill Jr.
Marylouise Burke
as Aunt Eileen
Brad Hall
as Stanley
Bobby Coleman
as Austin
Emma Prescott
as Molly
Jaden Sorensen
as Justin
Will Rothhaar
as Jeremy
Tony Bill
as Walter
Patrick St Esprit
as Marshall
Josh Stamberg
as Lennie
Anoush Nevart
as Mrs. Parseghian
Krikor Satamian
as Mr. Parseghian
Jon Lindstrom
as Peter
Patrick Fabian
as Donald
Steve Schirripa
as Vinnie
Bess Wohl
as Rebecca
Laura Kightlinger
as Marcia
Rubria Negrao
as Sonia
Colin Egglesfield
as David
Suzy Nakamura
as Mai
Jamie Denbo
as Bertha
Miles Hull
as Timmy
Amy Kidd
as Jennifer
Ted Detwiler
as Boat Guy
Kate Mcclafferty
as Coxswain
Shana Hiatt
as Hostess
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