The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) on Netflix
PG20191h 49mComedyDramaRomance
Enzo, a golden retriever, narrates his life with Denny, a Seattle race car instructor who dreams of Formula One. Denny meets Eve, and Enzo, jealous at first, learns to accept her.
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- Rotten Tomatoes44%
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Denny Swift teaches auto racing in Seattle and drives for teams when he can, hoping for a seat in Formula One. He adopts a golden retriever puppy and names him Enzo, and the two are nearly always together. A year later Denny meets Eve in a grocery store, and Enzo, jealous at first, comes to accept her. They marry at her parents' mansion, where her mother Trish is supportive and her father Maxwell disapproves. Eve becomes pregnant, and at Christmas, Team Penske offers Denny a drive in the 24 Hours of Daytona, close to the due date. Eve insists he go. The baby arrives early, at home, while Enzo watches Denny race on television. When Enzo meets newborn Zoë, Eve tells him to protect her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
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- In July 2009, Universal Pictures bought the film rights to the prize-winning novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, but the project was unable to find a director and came to a halt before Walt Disney Studios acquired the rights in January 2016.
- In 2017, screenwriter Mark Bomback revealed the project had moved again, to 20th Century Fox, saying: "I'm hoping the third time's the charm, and I'm optimistic that next year will be when it finally goes into production."
- Former Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella appears in the final scene, standing in the Ferrari garage, alongside Lily Dodsworth-Evans in a brief appearance as a 17-year-old Zoë.
