A Dog's Purpose
The trailer for A Dog's Purpose (about a dog and his many reincarnations) is basically a live-action Hallmark card, yet it still manages to tug at the heartstrings of dog-lovers. (For God's sake, the dog dies! More than once!) But now dog-lovers are upset for a different reason: a behind-the-scenes production video released of a terrified German Shepherd being forced into a rushing body of water. It's unclear if the video really depicts animal abuse—some are saying the editing is quite misleading—but it's icky enough to put many people off the movie entirely. If you can handle fictional dog death and possibly non-fictional animal cruelty, watch A Dog's Purpose for Dennis Quaid and eternal doggy devotion.