Think Like a Dog (2020) on Netflix
Oliver, a twelve-year-old inventor, presents a mind-reading device at his school science fair, and a jealous bully ruins it. A second attempt leaves him hearing the thoughts of Henry, his dog.
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Oliver Reed is twelve and fills his time building inventions, and his dog Henry is his closest companion. At his middle-school science fair he presents a device meant to read minds; a jealous bully interferes and the demonstration collapses in front of Sophie, a classmate he likes. Oliver keeps working on the machine, trading ideas remotely with his friend Xiao in China. During another test at home, an electrical disturbance catches him and Henry, and afterward Oliver hears a voice and works out that it belongs to Henry. The link lets Oliver hear his dog's thoughts, and Henry is just as surprised to be understood.
