Watch Billy & Buddy

In this French family comedy, Buddy is an abandoned cocker spaniel, waiting hopefully at the local animal shelter for someone to make him their forever dog. Billy is a young boy whose red hair is the same color as Buddy's. There is an instant friendship once the two meet, but Billy's parents aren't so sure their household is ready for a canine occupant. There's trouble ahead when Billy's dad thinks it best to spirit Buddy away without Billy's knowledge and leave him in the country, causing Billy to run away in search of his new best friend.

Billy & Buddy is a 2013 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 4.3 and a MetaScore of 38.