--- title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness canonical: https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-09T17:59:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:37.225Z og:title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies og:description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness og:url: https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5616 og:image:height: 3159 og:image:alt: Dog og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies twitter:description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Want to Avoid Movies Where the Dog Dies? 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The site answers what it deems “the most important movie question” by listing hundreds of films and indicating one of three options: No pets die, a pet is injured or appears dead but ultimately lives, or no pets die. Clicking on a film takes you to a more in-depth explanation of what happened to the pet, but then you also run the risk of seeing other plot spoilers. The site’s creators seem to be adding movies — both new and old — as they go. Films from 2014 that have made the list include _Pompeii_ (a pet dies), _Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit_ (no pets die!) and _Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones_ (no pets die again!) Older films include _Bringing Up Baby_ (no pets die!) and _Lassie Come Home_ (spoiler alert: a pet dies.) So next time you’re trying to decide what to stream on Netflix, do yourself a favor and check Does the Dog Die? first. 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