All Roads Lead Home

Plot synopsis:
The story is about a 12-year-old girl, Belle, who loses her mother in a car accident. She is sent to her grandfather's for releasing all of the kennel dogs where her father works. When all the animals start to get sick and die in Belle's hometown, her father's veterinarian girlfriend struggles to find out what is killing the healthy animals. When Belle's father and his girlfriend visit, Belle's dog attacks the grandfather's farmhand Basham. Because Belle is now running the farm, she decides the dog should be put to death because that is what she learned on the farm. She learns this after running away with one of her grandpa's horses, two puppies, and the dog she will later decide to euthanize. She almost dies while running away in the middle of a torrential downpour when she slips and falls and goes unconscious on a pair of railroad tracks while a train approaches. Luckily, Basham saves her. When the dog is about to die, It is discovered that the food Basham was carrying contained a lethal mold that was killing the animals. The vet goes to the factory where the food was made and fixes the problem, ending the dog epidemic. Then, Belle's rich grandpa has an inn turned into a no-kill animal shelter. And they all lived happily ever after.

Tags: tragedy

Review:
Defining Family Entertainment...perhaps re-defining..
All Roads Lead Home  Review By: J.
Franklin Bradley, LBK Holdings, Inc.True "family entertainment" is far more than just something everyone in the family can watch together.
If done correctly, "family entertainment" is characters and situations that can be felt and understood by all generationsnicely blended into a compelling bit of storytelling that captures the imagination of it's audiences.Just such a movie is "All Roads Lead Home", a little film with a really big payoff for its audiences.
Each character adds a piece to the mosaic, from a cantankerous grandfather to his rebellious granddaughter, her father and his struggles with parenting, guilt and trying to move on with his life.
Each has a differing view of their shared tragedy, yet no resolution can be found until they fight off the demons of mistrust, misunderstanding, stubbornness and resentment.
Together, these characters form a wonderfully complicated mosaic, never fully revealed until the last piece is put into place.Audiences of all ages will be mesmerized by this film.
For it is a journey through life's complications, with every age and viewpoint represented.
There truly is something for everyone in "All Roads Lead Home".
And that "something" is a heart-warming story that proves that "family entertainment" really can reach out and hold an audience from the first to the last word of the script.
Its storytelling at it's best.
And it shouldn't be missed..
Low Quality Movie.
I don't typically post comments for movies, but I had to write in about this one.
After seeing a decent rating (6.2 stars on IMDb is not bad), and mostly positive reviews, includes superlative statements such as: "It could be the most powerful animal-themed film I have seen.", "Defining Family Entertainment...perhaps re-defining." and "Put it on your "must-see" list.".We rented "All Roads Lead Home" for our family, and were put off by the overt over-the-top animal rights themes, low budget look of the film (simplistic camera work, minimal post-processing, poor editing, sub par acting) and *very* choppy plot.
The story seemed contrived in parts to go out of its way to pull at emotional connections to animals, and in all but a very few scenes was ineffective at doing so.That is not to say that this film should not be watched, or is worthless, it just seemed like from many of the comments on IMDb that this was an Oscar-quality film.
I would rather people go into this with their eyes open, so I decided to post.
A number of these comments appear to be written from the perspective of a personal friend of the film crew, or someone who was invited to a private screening.
Hardly a unbiased source.
I don't at all mean to question the integrity of those comment authors, we are all entitled to our opinion!
But I did want to balance that out with a more realistic look at this film.To realistically rate this anything higher than 5/10 stars would be quite a leap, even for someone who enjoys cheesy sappy movies.
This was a cheesy sappy movie that was done poorly with a small budget.I would not recommend this movie, and feel there are many better choices on the market when it comes to family friendly movies..
Mediocre At Best.
I didn't watch this movie with high expectations so I wasn't too disappointed but I feel like there was a lot of wasted potential.
What could have been a touching story about reverence and respect for life, and healing after a tragedy turned into nothing more than animal rights propaganda.
I found the acting from all parties to be quite unconvincing.
The "troubled daughter" as it read on the back of the movie cover, was a sweet grieving little girl who made a few mistakes with the best intentions at heart.
I was not raised on a ranch, but I have a hard time believing that animals are tossed aside and killed so quickly and completely without thought as in this film.
For the younger audience this movie could possibly be enjoyable but let me put it this way, if I wanted to watch some kind of PETA film, I would have rented one..
One of the best family films I have seen in years....
The description 'family film' gets tossed around a lot.
I have found that either these so called family movies are either A) animated or B) still contain language, themes, etc that aren't exactly family friendly.All Roads Lead Home is different.
It is a wonderful film that manages to be sad, happy, funny, touching, and uplifting all at once.
I won't go into to too many details as I don't want to ruin the story, but the message is simple, every living thing deserves a chance.The movie also deals with death and dying which in my opinion is a positive.
It shows that death is a part of life, it isn't glossed over but it also is shown morbidly or overly traumatic.All in all it is a great film that I highly recommend...it will make you cry, make you laugh, make you think and most importantly if you watch it with children, make you talk.
There are a ton of discussion topics that are dealt with in a positive way and I think that is both important and not something we see a lot of in 'family films.' See this movie..
Heartfelt for entire Family!.
Our family was so taken in by this movie!
You fall in love with the characters and feel what they are going through like you are part of the story.
This movie definitely makes a statement about the love and care of animals.
It is amazing how true it is about animals intuition if they could only speak to us more clearly.
Peter Boyle's last performance is hilarious!
The art direction is outstanding.
The Missouri & Kansas landscapes are picturesque!
Could not wait for it to come out on DVD to buy and share with friends and family that did not get a chance to see it.
Would love to see more of these actors in future movies.
Thanks for making a movie that all ages could see!!.
Great family movie especially if you love pets!.
All Roads Lead Home is a great family movie everyone can enjoy.
The movie will make you laugh and cry!
It is a wonderful movie that you can walk away talking about and feel touched.
The filming and choice of scenery was well done by Dennis Fallon and his crew.
We enjoyed watching Peter Boyle in his final acting role.
Peter Coyote did a wonderful job in portraying the grandfather in the movie.The selection of actors and actresses for this film was properly chosen.
The movie has a strong message for animal rights and animal welfare.
The movie also shows the respect and love for all creatures small and large.
I attended the preview of the movie at the Mall of America in August 2008 and thoroughly enjoyed the film along with my other 9 friends.
They as well had rave reviews that there was finally a good family movie out there to be seen.
Each one of us had the opportunity to meet Dennis Fallon the director in person.
He answered our questions, and explained how scenes were made.
This is definitely a must see family movie that can be enjoyed for years to come.
I believe this is a movie in its infant steps towards the betterment of animal welfare.
We are all hoping that there will be more movies similar to All Roads Lead Home that can be produced.
I would highly recommend this movie to families with children 7 years and older.
Anyone who has a sincere appreciation for animals will certainly enjoy this film..
Alireza.Akhlaghi.Official.
It's about the animal's axis and its rights.
It also has the feature of drama, which means that it will include in it the story which to bring the film ahead and bring the audience to the film.
But its overall appeal is about the relationship between the girl and her grandfather and the way they look at the animals.
In general, Basic and fundamental changes in the approach of humans to each issue are seen with the sacrifice and transfer from generation to generation, and this change of approach in the story of the film is somewhat respected, but when an elderly man has the flexibility himself It seems like the change process is going to improve our situation and our attitude toward issues as if it were going forward ten years ago, and we do not drown in the swamp of our time.
The film is well worth mentioning about the impact of change in look and the direct relationship we are having with the progress of the course on the subject of the film.
Of course, with a little deeper insight, this can be extended to all aspects of life.
Believing change and attitudes can significantly reduce the costs of arrears that arise from selfishness and personal ambitions, which means progress.
At first glance, the film shocked its audience with an unpleasant incident, but in the third scenario, the recovery is going well and there are some good changes in Hook's brain, with his granddaughter, Bele.
It's not bad to see the film from the direction of view and look better for tomorrow.
This movie will help you..
A Wonderful Way to Spend an Evening.
Posted by Mike FryThis evening, I had the privilege of seeing a private screening of a film titled "All Roads Lead Home".
The movie is a must-see for anyone who feels a connection to nonhuman life forms.
It could be the most powerful animal-themed film I have seen.
It features a stellar cast and a story beautifully told.
Those who may shy away from a movie labeled as a "family film" will appreciate the boldness with which "All Roads Lead Home" tackles tough issues.
Be clear: This film is perfectly acceptable for all members of the family.
However, it is far from the cliché, formulaic sorts of "family films" one might associate with that genre.
All Roads Lead Home has already begun racking up some pretty nice awards, including one for Best Feature Drama at the International Family Film Festival.
It also got kudos at the Palm Beach International Film Festival and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
In some ways, these last two mentions are extra remarkable, because family films are not typically the kinds of films that do well at film festivals.
The success of THIS "family film" at these international film festivals is a testament to the broad range of appeal "All Roads Lead Home" has.
Put it on your "must-see" list..
Good film, with reservations.
****** SPOILERS !!!
******I rented this film and watched it with my teenage daughter.
Overall good, with many issues that are food for discussion.
I won't repeat those here.My problems have to do with portraying the rancher and his help as barbaric.
It's one thing to humanely cull animals that are not useful, or too sick and expensive to be cost-effective to keep.
This would have been distressing enough for a tender-hearted city girl.
When it came to (apparently) drowning unwanted puppies, though, I began to wonder if I was watching a propaganda film for a certain animal- rights group.
This is NOT, in my experience, typical behavior for a livestock operation, it's also illegal, and the girl should have called the law on 'em..
It's a shame this was Peter Boyle's last film.
I saw this movie at my girlfriends aunt's place this past weekend, and I must say that it was an all around bad film.
It had potential to be a decent to good family film about dealing with tragic loss for both father and daughter, but in stead it came across as a thinly veiled animal rights advert.
Even the music was poorly handled, the sound track seemed to range from schmaltzy hallmark commercial stuff to over the top and melodramatic, not to mention that it was actually edited into the film poorly(at some points the music almost drowned out the dialogue), which pulls the viewer out of the film and probably only hurt the acting which was already on life support.The story itself seemed altogether forced, the mother dies at the beginning because she needs to reach something in the back seat, so she unbuckles her seat belt and stops watching the road.
I was left feeling less bad about the mother dying and more thinking that she stupidly risked her husband and daughters life as well as other nearby motorists just to do something irrelevant.
Why not have the car get plowed into by a drunk driver who runs a red light or something else equally tragic and realistic?
***SPOILER*** There were also these sub-plots about this tainted animal feed and the decision to put down this little girls favorite dog on the ranch which didn't seem to serve any purpose other than to waste time.
And then there was the part where Peter Coyote orders one of his ranch hands to DROWN A LITTER OF PUPPIES, seriously that's the kind of thing they put in bad Stephen Segal movies to make the bad guy even more evil.Finally, and this is just a nitpick, but Jason London looked like he belongs on the sex offender registry with his greasy looking hair and scraggly goatee.All around I was left thinking that the biggest tragedy wasn't the little girls mothers death, but that this would stand as the last film in Peter Boyle's otherwise remarkable career.
Fortunately for him, unlike Raul Julia in Street Fighter, most people won't remember this movie..
A movie with potential........
I was hoping for family entertainment that I could watch with my grandkids in a couple of years.
Unfortunately, I bought the movie, and can't return it now.
It began poorly with an irresponsible move on the mother's part when she unbuckled her seat belt on a dark rainy night to dig for something in the back seat!
I should have turned it off there...The vet and her assistant were poorly cast as well.
Cute girls, but way way way to girlie for the parts they played.
Very unrealistic and annoying.
What?....Used to acting on 2 1/2 Men????
Oh, maybe stay there....It was also very poor taste to have such low pants and excessive skin showing on the vet.
She had to keep hiking up her pants in a few of the scenes, and had some issues with bending or squatting.
Not appropriate for this type of role or film dealing with a girl recovering from her mother's death, and having trust issues with her dad.
(Not a future mom role).
I've never met a female vet who dresses like this either.I agree with other reviews about this having the feel of an animal rights movie.
Waste of film time, and not important to the plot.And for people who were sensitive to animals, they should have readily "listened" to the trusted dog when he seemingly barked for no apparent reason.
They would have seen the hole in the grass and at least thought about what may have been wrong in the barn.
Also, the reaction to put the dog down was WAY to severe.This had the potential of being a "keeper" movie.....Now, I just feel like I wasted my money.
Perhaps they could have a re-do to redeem themselves and send me a copy so I don't feel like I totally wasted my money.