Let’s not forget Jenny. Marley is the rambunctious Labrador — “the world’s worst dog” — meant to tide Jenny over till she and Me (real-life newspaper columnist John Grogan) can make some babies. As it turns out, we follow the dog through the arrival of three children and a move from Florida to Pennsylvania. Most of the journey — despite some tensions of career and marriage — is pretty innocuous until the extended tearjerking as Marley winds down. (Parents, be warned.) Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston are the humans, well matched for suntans, though the former fades badly whenever things get serious. With Eric Dane, Alan Arkin, and, in an unflattering cameo as a dog trainer, Kathleen Turner; directed by David Frankel. (2008) — Duncan Shepherd
This movie is not currently in theaters.