

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
Acting
Rob Lowe's entire career has led to this dad breakdown
Production
Appalachian Trail cinematography that'll make you want to hike (don't)

Director
Stephen Herek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Gonker was a golden retriever-lab mix, not the movie's pure golden — Hollywood beauty standards strike again.
Based on Pauls Toutonghi's 2016 book, which expanded from a viral 2012 Washington Post essay about the actual search.